अकलङ्को दृढः शुद्धः परिवारी गुणान्वितः । akalaṅko dṛḍhaḥ śuddhaḥ parivārī guṇānvitaḥ |
Sanskrit quote nr. 31 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अकलङ्को दृढः शुद्धः परिवारी गुणान्वितः ।
सद्वंशो हृदयग्राही खङ्गः सुसदृशस्तव ॥akalaṅko dṛḍhaḥ śuddhaḥ parivārī guṇānvitaḥ |
sadvaṃśo hṛdayagrāhī khaṅgaḥ susadṛśastava ||⏒⏒⏒⏒¦⏑⎼⎼⏒¦¦⏒⏒⏒⏒¦⏑⎼⏑⏒¦¦
⏒⏒⏒⏒¦⏑⎼⎼⏒¦¦⏒⏒⏒⏒¦⏑⎼⏑⏒¦¦Meter name: Śloka; Type: pathyā (‘normal’); 8 syllables per quarter (pāda).
Primary English translation:
“Your sword befits you like your noble family—they who are free from stain, firm, pure, protecting, and of good merits and pleasing to the mind (reaching the enemy’s heart).”
(translation by A. A. Ramanathan)