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Speech as Ornament
Bhartrihari · Niti Shataka 19
केयूराणि न भूषयन्ति पुरुषं हारा न चन्द्रोज्ज्वला
न स्नानं न विलेपनं न कुसुमं नालङ्कृता मूर्धजाः ।
वाण्येका समलङ्करोति पुरुषं या संस्कृता धार्यते
क्षीयन्ते खलु भूषणानि सततं वाग्भूषणं भूषणम्
Meaning · English
Not bracelets, not necklaces, not a bath, perfume or flowers in the hair. Only well-made speech adorns a person. Every other ornament wears away. Speech lasts.
अर्थ · हिन्दी
न कंगन आदमी को सजाते हैं, न हार, न स्नान, न इत्र, न बालों के फूल। सजाती है तो बस संस्कारी वाणी। बाकी सब गहने घिस जाते हैं, वाणी का गहना नहीं घिसता।
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