Subhashitas · Durjana
Subhashitas Subhashita 287 meaning
durjanah sujaneekartum yatnen-api na shakyate
sanskarenapi lashunam kah sugandheekarishyati
दुर्जनः सुजनीकर्तुं यत्नेनापि न शक्यते ।
संस्कारेणापि लशुनं कः सुगन्धीकरिष्यति ॥
A wicked person cannot be made good even with great effort. Who can make garlic fragrant, however much you process it?
What it means
Deep habits of cruelty or dishonesty rarely disappear through outside polish. Change must come from within. Be realistic about people, and protect your energy for relationships where growth is possible.हिंदी में अर्थ
बहुत प्रयत्न करने पर भी दुर्जन को सज्जन नहीं बनाया जा सकता। कितना भी संस्कार करें, लहसुन को कौन सुगंधित कर सकता है?
क्रूरता या बेईमानी की गहरी आदतें बाहरी चमक से नहीं जातीं। बदलाव भीतर से आता है। लोगों के बारे में यथार्थवादी रहिए और अपनी ऊर्जा वहाँ लगाइए जहाँ विकास संभव हो।
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