Hamsah shveto bakah shveto ko bhedo bakahamsayoh |
Neeraksheerviveke tu hamsah hamso bako bakah ||
hMsa: Svaotao bak: Svaotao kao Baodao bakhMsayaao: a
naIrxaIrivavaoko tu hMsa: hMsaao bakao bak: aa
naIrxaIrivavaoko tu hMsa: hMsaao bakao bak: aa
Explanation
The swan is white and so is the crane. What is the difference between the two? The swan is able to separate milk even though diluted with water and drink only milk (unlike the crane). The subhāşita stresses the point that it is the inner qualities that make an object not its outer appearance. The wise precisely know what is useful and what is not.
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