January 14, 2011

Sanskrit Wisdom - 27

Bhaashaasu mukhyaa madhuraa divyaa geervaaNaBharatee |
Tasyaam hi kaavyam madhuram tasmaadapi suBhaashitam ||

BaaYaasau mau#yaa maQaura idvyaa gaIvaa-NaBaartI a
tsyaaM ih kavyama\ maQaurM tsmaadip sauBaaiYatma\ aa

Amongst languages, Sanskrit (the language of gods) is the sweetest; in the Sanskrit literature poetry is sweeter and better still are the subhāşitas.

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