[neeti-62]
श्रोत्रं श्रुतेनैव न कुण्डलेनदानेन पाणिर्न तु कङ्कणेन ।विभाति कायः करुणापराणांपरोपकारैर्न तु चन्दनेन ॥६२॥śrotraṃ śrutenaiva na kuṇḍalenadānena pāṇirna tu kaṅkaṇena |vibhāti kāyaḥ karuṇāparāṇāṃparopakārairna tu candanena ||62||
Translation
(WHAT IS A TRUE ORNAMENT?)
The ear (looks beautiful) by listening to the Scriptures, not by the ear ornaments; the hand (looks beautiful) by charity, not by the bracelet; the body of the compassionate men shines by doing good to the others, not by the application of sandal paste. ॥ 62 ॥