Words Well Worth 57: What They Reveal

Confused, bewildered hurry Shows love of fluid heart's flurry; Flesh shows off food, fine art of dine, Shows one's waistline and girth, Manners define one's family line, And tongue reveals land of birth. ______________________________________________________ Transliteration of the subhāśhita along with the meanings of Sanskrit words is given as under: sambhramah sneham ākhyāti, vapuh ākhyāti bhojanam | vinayah vamsham ākhyāti, desham ākhyāti bhāśhitam || sambhramah: (a state of mind of)haste, hurry, flurry, error, confusion sneham: love and affection ākhyāti: describes, shows, reveals, tells vapuh: the body, physique, the waistline ākhyāti: describes, shows, reveals, tells bhojanam: the food (one eats) vinayah: respect for others, one's demeanour, manners, etiquette vamsham: family line, upbringing ākhyāti: shows, reveals, tells desham: the country (of birth) ākhyāti: shows, reveals, tells bhāśhitam: the language spoken Topic: heart, food, family, tongue