Meritless clamours ever more

Fully-filled pots make little sound, Half-empty, too noisy are found, Noble men of knowledge Show conceit nor raw edge, The meritless clamour around. _____________________ Translation |14.10.2024| pot, pride, knowledge, merit Poet’s note: Sanskrit has thousands of verses of wisdom called Subhashhitam. An empty pot makes too much sound, not the pot full of water. A man of knowledge from a noble family never feels too proud. Only those that lack merit….this ‘words of wisdom’ says. The transliteration of the Sanskrit verse follows: Sampoorna kumbhah na karoti shabdam, ardho ghato ghoshham upaiti noonam | Vidyaa kuleenah na karoti garvam, gunaih viheenaa bahu jalpayanti ||