Mahabharat

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[अस्ट] न जञायते कायवृद्ध्या विवृद्धिर; यथाष्ठीला शाल्मलेः संप्रवृद्धा हरस्वॊ ऽलपकायः फलितॊ विवृद्धॊ; यश चाफलस तस्य न वृद्धभावः ।। ३-१३३-९ ।।

sanskrit

'Ashtavakra responded, "True growth cannot be judged by the mere development of the body, just as the growth of the Salmali tree’s knots does not determine its age. The tree is considered mature when, though slender and short, it bears fruit. But that which does not bear fruit is not considered to be truly grown.' ।। 3-133-9 ।।

english translation

[asTa] na jaJAyate kAyavRddhyA vivRddhira; yathASThIlA zAlmaleH saMpravRddhA harasvò 'lapakAyaH phalitò vivRddhò; yaza cAphalasa tasya na vRddhabhAvaH || 3-133-9 ||

hk transliteration

siva.sh/mahabharat/vana-parva/133/9

[अस्ट] न जञायते कायवृद्ध्या विवृद्धिर; यथाष्ठीला शाल्मलेः संप्रवृद्धा हरस्वॊ ऽलपकायः फलितॊ विवृद्धॊ; यश चाफलस तस्य न वृद्धभावः ।। ३-१३३-९ ।।

sanskrit

'Ashtavakra responded, "True growth cannot be judged by the mere development of the body, just as the growth of the Salmali tree’s knots does not determine its age. The tree is considered mature when, though slender and short, it bears fruit. But that which does not bear fruit is not considered to be truly grown.' ।। 3-133-9 ।।

english translation

[asTa] na jaJAyate kAyavRddhyA vivRddhira; yathASThIlA zAlmaleH saMpravRddhA harasvò 'lapakAyaH phalitò vivRddhò; yaza cAphalasa tasya na vRddhabhAvaH || 3-133-9 ||

hk transliteration