subhāṣita – Scholarship is priceless!

न चोर हार्यं न च राज हार्यं न भ्रात्रि भाज्यम् न च भारकारी ।
व्यये क्ते वर्धत एव नित्यं विद्या धनं सर्व धन प्रधानं ॥

na cora hāryaṁ na ca rāja hāryaṁ na bhrātri bhājyam na ca bhārakārī |
vyaye krite vardhata eva nityaṁ vidyā dhanaṁ sarva dhana pradhānaṁ ||

It cannot be stolen by thieves, neither can it be taken away by the ruler. It can’t be divided among brothers, and does not cause a load too heavy. If spent, it always multiplies. This wealth of knowledge is always the greatest among all wealths.

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