A History of Indian Literature v3.c35.s9.83
A History of Indian Literature v3.c35.s9.83
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v3.c35.s9.83
*uttamaḥ kleśavikṣobhaṁ kṣamaḥ soḍhuṁ na hītaraḥ* ।
*maṇireva mahāśāṇagharṣaṇaṁ na tu mṛtkaṇaḥ* ॥
“Only the noble can bear the stroke of pain: jewel alone resists the pressure of grindstone, not the lime.”