Back-biting bites own back

Who so maligns a noble man, None but his own self tends to stain, The ash thrown over head, On one’s own head gets spread, O indulge in no smear campaign. __________________ Translation |28.01.2025| wisdom, Poet’s note: Sanskrit has thousands of verses of wisdom called Subhashhitam. This verse warns us against maligning others. Doing so reflects on one’s own credibility. If you take a fistful of ash and throw it in air, it would fall on your own head. The transliteration of the Sanskrit verse follows: Nindaam yah kurute saadhoh, tathaa svam dooshayati asau | Khe bhootim yah tyajet uchhaih, moordhnih tasya eva sah patet ||