[neeti-19]
जाड्यं धियो हरति सिञ्चति वाचि सत्यंमानोन्नतिं दिशति पापमपाकरोति ।चेतः प्रसादयति दिक्षु तनोति कीर्तिंसत्सङ्गतिः कथय किं न करोति पुंसाम् ॥१९॥jāḍyaṃ dhiyo harati siñcati vāci satyaṃmānonnatiṃ diśati pāpamapākaroti |cetaḥ prasādayati dikṣu tanoti kīrtiṃsatsaṅgatiḥ kathaya kiṃ na karoti puṃsām ||19||
Translation
(THE VALUE OF GOOD COMPANY)
It steals away the dullness of the intellect. It sprinkles truth in the spoken words. It leads towards a position of honour. It destroys the sins. It pleases the mind. It spreads one’s fame in all directions. Tell! What good does the company of the wise not do to men? ॥ 19 ॥