Sanskrit Wisdom - 31

draakshaa mlaanamukhee jaataa sharkaraa chaashmataam gataa |

subhashitarasasyaage sudha bheetaa divam gataa ||

d`axaa mlaanamauKI jaata Sak-ra caaSmataM gata a

sauuBaaiYatrsasyaaga`o sauQaa BaIta idvaM gata aa

Explanation

The essence (rasa) of a subhāşita is so sweet that grapes felt ashamed (of its sweetness) and became crestfallen. The sweeter sugar lost its fluidity and became hard and the sweetest amrita (necter) pulled itself back to heaven. Here the poet describes the supreme value of subhāşitas.