Saturday, January 22, 2011

सुभाषितरत्नभाण्डागार - विद्वान् सर्वत्र पूज्यते


विद्वत्वं च नृपत्वं च नैव तुल्यं कदाचन ।
स्वदेशे पूज्यते राजा विद्वान् सर्वत्र पूज्यते ॥

- सुभाषितरत्नभाण्डागार

vidvatvaM ca nRupatvaM ca naiva tulyaM kadAchana ।
svadeshe pUjyate rAjA vidvAn sarvatra pUjyate ॥
- subhaShitaratnabhANDAgAra

One must never compare intellectual wealth and royalty. A king is respected only in his kingdom while a scholar is respected all over the world.
- Subhashitaratnabhandagara

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