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August 2025

सन्मित्रलक्षणमिदं प्रवदंति संत: !

By C. N. Vaze, Chartered Accountant
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This is a beautiful verse describing the attributes of a true friend – a good friend. It reads as follows:

पापान्निवारयति योजयते हिताय

गुह्यानि गूहति गुणान् प्रकटीकरोति।

आपद्गतं न जहाति ददाति काले

सन्मित्रलक्षणमिदं प्रवदंति संत:॥

Verbatim meaning

पापान्निवारयति                         He keeps us away from sinful things

योजयते हिताय                        He puts us into good and beneficial things

गुह्यानि गूहति                          He maintains our secrets to himself (does not expose them)

गुणान् प्रकटीकरोति                He explains our virtues and good qualities to others.

आपद्गतं न जहाति                   He does not abandon us when we are in difficultyRead More

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