सुभाषितरत्नभाण्डागार - यशः

देहे पातिनि का रक्षा यशो रक्ष्यमपातवत् ।
नरः पातितकायोऽपि यशःकायेन जीवति ॥

- सुभाषितरत्नभाण्डागार

dehe pAtini kA rakShA yasho rakShyam apAtavat ।
naraH pAtitakAyo api yashaHkAyena jIvati ॥

- subhAShitaratnabhANDAgAra

What can one achieve by protecting the body that is bound to get destroyed? If you want to protect anything, it must be your fame. A person lives long due to his fame - long after the body is dead.

- Subhashitaratnabhandagara