Words Well Worth 50: Rare Are Things That Be Fair

Nor is every stone jewel, nor jade, Nor all tuskers store gem in head, Easy are found no saints so good, Nor is sandal found in every wood. ______________________________________________________ Transliteration of the subhāśhita along with the meanings of Sanskrit words is given as under: shaile shaile na māņikyam mauktikam na gaje gaje | sādhavah na hi sarvatra chandanam na vane vane || shaile shaile: each and every stone na māņikyam: (is)no diamond, jewel mauktikam: gems, pearls na gaje gaje: (is)not on every elephant (head) 1 sādhavah: good people, saintly people na hi: not indeed sarvatra: (are)everywhere chandanam: sandalwood na vane vane: (is)not in every forest 1. There is an old belief that some elephants have a precious stone embedded in their heads. Topic: stone, jewel, good, wood