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Ears and Earrings
Bhartrihari · Niti Shataka 72
श्रोत्रं श्रुतेनैव न कुण्डलेन
दानेन पाणिर्न तु कङ्कणेन ।
विभाति कायः करुणापराणां (विभाति कायः खलु सज्जनानां)
परोपकारैर्न तु चन्दनेन
Meaning · English
The ear is made beautiful by hearing, not by earrings. The hand by giving, not by bracelets. The body of the kind by serving others, not by sandal paste.
अर्थ · हिन्दी
कान की शोभा सुनने से है, कुंडल से नहीं। हाथ की शोभा देने से है, कंगन से नहीं। दयालु आदमी के शरीर की शोभा परोपकार से है, चंदन से नहीं।
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