Shiva Purana

Progress:88.2%

बकं साधुं वर्णयंति न मत्स्यानत्ति सर्वथा ।। सहवासी विजानीयाच्चरित्रं सहवासिनाम् ।।४३।।

sanskrit

People from a distance may describe a stork as a gentle bird that does not prey on fish. But in fact an associate knows the conduct of his associates.

english translation

bakaM sAdhuM varNayaMti na matsyAnatti sarvathA || sahavAsI vijAnIyAccaritraM sahavAsinAm ||43||

hk transliteration by Sanscript