What is the source of this Sanskrit verse?

This subhashitam is from Subhashitam.

What are the key themes of this verse?

The key themes of this subhashitam are: action, words, flower, fragrance, emptiness.

Subhashitam

कुसुमं वर्णसम्पन्नं गन्धहीनं न शोभते । न शोभते क्रियाहीनं मधुरं वचनं तथा ॥

कुसुमम्flower

वर्णसम्पन्नम्endowed with color

गन्धहीनम्without fragrance

शोभतेshines

क्रियाहीनम्action-less

मधुरम्sweet

वचनम्speech

A flower with color but no fragrance does not shine; likewise, sweet words unsupported by action have no grace.

actionwordsflowerfragranceemptiness

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