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Character is ultimate ornament
This is a wonderful verse from Neetishatak. The great Sanskrit poet Bhartruhari wrote 3 ‘shataks’, i.e. 100 verses each on 3 subjects.
Neeti (नीति) Ethics
Shrungar (शृंगार) Romance
Vairagya (वैराग्य ) Renunciation or detachment.
The text of the captioned verse is as follows: -
ऐश्वर्यस्य विभूषणं सुजनता शौर्यस्य वाक्संयमो
ज्ञानस्योपशमः श्रुतस्य विनयो वित्तस्य पात्रे व्ययः ।
अक्रोधस्तपसः क्षमा प्रभवितुर्धमस्य निर्व्याजता
सर्वेषामपि सर्वकारणमिदं ,शीलं परं भूषणम् ।।
Bhartruhari describes what are the things that glorify or adorn certain virtues or qualities.
