Today's Subhashita.

दूरस्थाः पर्वताः रम्याः वेश्याः च मुखमण्डने  |

युद्धस्य तु  कथा रम्या त्रीणि रम्याणि दूरतः  || - संस्कृत सुभाषितानि 

भावार्थ -   ऊंचे  और दुर्गम  पर्वत तथा  अपने मुख को विभिन्न सौन्दर्य 

प्रसाधनों से सुसज्जित  की हुई   (मेकअप किये हुए  ) एक वेश्या  दूर से ही 

देखने में सुन्दर लगते हैं |   इसी प्रकार  युद्ध का वर्णन भी सुनने में ही 

अच्छा लगता है |  इन  तीनों को जितनी दूर से  देखा या सुना जाय उतना ही  

श्रेयस्कर  है | 

 Doorasthaah parvataah ramyaah veshyaah cha mukhamandane.

Yuddhasya tu kathaa ramyaa treeni ramyaani dooratah.

Doorasthaah = staying far away., remote.   Parvataah = mountains.

Ramyaa = pleasing, beautiful.    Vershyaa = a prostitute.    Cha =

and.   Mukhamandane = with makeup.    Yuddhyasya = a battle's

Tu = and.    Kathaa = story.    Treeni = these three.    Ramyaani =

appear beautiful.   Dooratah = from far  away.

i.e.       Mountains appear to be beautiful if viewed from far away and 

so also a prostitute with a heavy makeup.   Description  of  a battle is

interesting only while listening to it..  So,  all these three are pleasing  

and beautiful only when seen and listened  to from far away.