SubhashitamAnushtubh
लौकिकानां हि साधूनां अर्थं वागनुवर्तते । ऋषीणां पुनरादीनां वागर्थोऽनुधावति ॥
लौकिकानाम्of ordinary people
साधूनाम्of the good
अर्थम्meaning
वाक्speech
अनुवर्ततेfollows
ऋषीणाम्of sages
आद्यानाम्of the ancient
अनुधावतिruns after
Among ordinary good people, speech follows meaning; but for the ancient rishis, meaning itself runs after their speech.
rishiwordmeaningsages