Mahabharat

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मूर्खॊ हि जल्पतां पुंसां शरुत्वा वाचः शुभाशुभाः अशुभं वाक्यम आदत्ते पुरीषम इव सूकरः ।। १-६९-९ ।।

sanskrit

'Just as swine invariably seek out dirt and filth, even when surrounded by a garden of flowers, so do the wicked gravitate towards the evil in words, distinguishing it from the good that others might express.' ।। 1-69-9 ।।

english translation

mUrkhò hi jalpatAM puMsAM zarutvA vAcaH zubhAzubhAH azubhaM vAkyama Adatte purISama iva sUkaraH || 1-69-9 ||

hk transliteration

siva.sh/mahabharat/adi-parva/69/9

मूर्खॊ हि जल्पतां पुंसां शरुत्वा वाचः शुभाशुभाः अशुभं वाक्यम आदत्ते पुरीषम इव सूकरः ।। १-६९-९ ।।

sanskrit

'Just as swine invariably seek out dirt and filth, even when surrounded by a garden of flowers, so do the wicked gravitate towards the evil in words, distinguishing it from the good that others might express.' ।। 1-69-9 ।।

english translation

mUrkhò hi jalpatAM puMsAM zarutvA vAcaH zubhAzubhAH azubhaM vAkyama Adatte purISama iva sUkaraH || 1-69-9 ||

hk transliteration