सुभाषितरत्नभाण्डागार - परमानन्दः

अविदितपरमानन्दो वदति जनो विषयमेव रमणीयम् ।
तिलतैलमेव मृष्टं येन न दृष्टं घृतं क्वापि ॥

- सुभाषितरत्नभाण्डागार

avidata paramAnando vadati jano viShayameva ramaNIyam ।
tila tailameva mRuShTam yena na dRuShTam ghRutam kvapi ॥

- subhAShitaratnabhANDAgAra

Those who have not experienced the unlimited supreme happiness will always be of the opinion that worldly pleasures give them more happiness. It is like the case of people who have never tasted ghee and hence consider sesame seed oil to be tasty.

- Subhashitaratnabhandagara