January 15, 2011

Sanskrit Wisdom - 72

namanti phalino vrukshaa namanti guNino janaah |
shushkakaashThThashcha moorkhashcha na namanti kadaachana ||

namaint filanaao vaRxaa namaint gauiNanaao janaa: a
SauYkkaY{Sca maUK-Sca na namaint kdacana aa

Explanation
The branches of a tree laden with fruit bend downward just as the highly cultivated persons bow down out of respect to others. The unwise (murkha), however, are like the dry log that never bends.

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