अंशुकमिव शीतभयात् संस्त्यानत्वच्छलेन हिमधवलम् । aṃśukamiva śītabhayāt saṃstyānatvacchalena himadhavalam |

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Sanskrit quote nr. 3 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अंशुकमिव शीतभयात् संस्त्यानत्वच्छलेन हिमधवलम् ।
अम्भोभिरपि गृहीतं पश्यत शिशिरस्य माहात्म्यम् ॥

aṃśukamiva śītabhayāt saṃstyānatvacchalena himadhavalam |
ambhobhirapi gṛhītaṃ paśyata śiśirasya māhātmyam || 

Meter name: Āryā; Type: Mātrācchanda; 19 syllables per quarter (pāda).

Primary English translation:

“Look at the greatness of the cool season, as even the waters, as if afraid of the cold, have put on a white silken garment in the guise of a thick fall of snow.”

(translation by A. A. Ramanathan)

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