हंसः श्वेतो बकः श्वेतो

Subhashitam

हंसः श्वेतो बकः श्वेतो को भेदो बकहंसयोः । नीरक्षीरविवेके तु हंसः हंसो बको बकः ॥

हंसःswan
बकःcrane
नीरक्षीरविवेकःdiscernment of water and milk

The swan is white and so is the crane. What is the difference? The swan can separate milk from water; inner qualities define the difference.

discernmentswaninner-quality

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