Subhashitams from Malavikagnimitra

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Latest update: Sep 3, 2026

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Sanskrit Shlokas on Vidya
Verses on knowledge itself—what learning is for, what marks a real teacher, and the difference between information and understanding.
Sep 3, 2026
Malavikagnimitra

पात्रविशेषे न्यस्तं गुणान्तरं व्रजति शिल्पमाधातुः। जलमिव समुद्रशुक्तौ मुक्ताफलतां पयोदस्य॥

pātraviśeṣe nyastaṃ guṇāntaraṃ vrajati śilpam ādhātuḥ । jalam iva samudraśuktau muktāphalatāṃ payodasya ॥

Kalidasa's verse compares skill nurtured in a worthy recipient to rainwater becoming a pearl within an oyster shell.

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Jun 1, 2026
Malavikagnimitra

श्लिष्टा क्रिया कस्यचिदात्मसंस्था सङ्क्रान्तिरन्यस्य विशेषयुक्ता। यस्योभयं साधु स शिक्षकाणां धुरि प्रतिष्ठापयितव्य एव॥

śliṣṭā kriyā kasyacid ātmasaṃsthā saṅkrāntir anyasya viśeṣayuktā । yasyobhayaṃ sādhu sa śikṣakāṇāṃ dhuri pratiṣṭhāpayitavya eva ॥

A verse on the rare teacher who combines personal mastery with the ability to transmit knowledge and skill clearly to others.

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