शैले शैले न माणिक्यं मौक्तिकं न गजे गजे
साधवो न हि सर्वत्र चन्दनं न वने वने.
Shaile shaile na maanikyam mauktikam na gaje gaje
Saadhawo na hi sarvatra chandanam na vane vane.
i.e. Gems and precious stones are not found in every mountain and all elephants do not have pearls inside their forehead. So also, noble persons are not found every where and sandlewood trees are not grown in all forests.
Shaila = Mountain. Manikya = precious stones, like gems, diamonds etc.
Mauktik = Pearls. (It is believed that inside the skulls of some elephants, substance resembling round pearls is found, which is called 'Gaja Mauktik'.) Saadhwo = Noble persons
Chandan = Sweet smelling wood of a sandlewood tree, which is found in the forests of Karnataka and a few other places.
Vana = Forest.
(The underlying idea behind this Subhashit is that any thing which has special qualities is never found in abundance in this World. The rarer a thing is, the more value it carries.)
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साधवो न हि सर्वत्र चन्दनं न वने वने.
Shaile shaile na maanikyam mauktikam na gaje gaje
Saadhawo na hi sarvatra chandanam na vane vane.
i.e. Gems and precious stones are not found in every mountain and all elephants do not have pearls inside their forehead. So also, noble persons are not found every where and sandlewood trees are not grown in all forests.
Shaila = Mountain. Manikya = precious stones, like gems, diamonds etc.
Mauktik = Pearls. (It is believed that inside the skulls of some elephants, substance resembling round pearls is found, which is called 'Gaja Mauktik'.) Saadhwo = Noble persons
Chandan = Sweet smelling wood of a sandlewood tree, which is found in the forests of Karnataka and a few other places.
Vana = Forest.
(The underlying idea behind this Subhashit is that any thing which has special qualities is never found in abundance in this World. The rarer a thing is, the more value it carries.)
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