Subhashita:
पृथिव्यां त्रीणि रत्नानि जलमन्नं सुभाषितम् ।
मूढैः पाषाणखण्डेषु रत्नसंज्ञा विधीयते ॥
Word meaning:
पृथिव्यां- On Earth
त्रीणि- Theree
रत्नानि- Gems/Pearls
जलमन्नं- Jala- Water + Anna- Food
सुभाषितम्- Sweet words/speeches
मूढैः- Stupids
पाषाणखण्डेषु- Pashaana- Stone + Khandeshu- pieces
रत्नसंज्ञा- Ratna- Gems + Sangnya-Known/ consider
विधीयते- Said
Meaning of the Shloka:
There are only three gems/ pearls on this earth they are water, food and beautiful/ sweet spoken words, but the stupid/idiots will consider that the stone pieces/ Gold/ metals as the gems.
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