Subhashita RatnavaliVasantatilaka
न चौरहार्यं न च राजहार्यं न भ्रातृभाज्यं न च भारकारी । व्यये कृते वर्धते एव नित्यं विद्याधनं सर्वधनप्रधानम् ॥
नnot
चौरहार्यम्stealable by thieves
चand
राजहार्यम्seizable by kings
भ्रातृभाज्यम्divisible among brothers
भारकारीburden-causing
व्ययेwhen spent
कृतेwhen done / having been spent
वर्धतेgrows
एवonly / indeed
नित्यम्always / ever
विद्याधनम्wealth of knowledge
सर्वधनप्रधानम्the foremost of all wealth
It cannot be stolen by thieves, nor seized by kings, nor divided among brothers, nor is it a burden to carry. The wealth of knowledge only grows when spent; it is the greatest of all wealth.
educationwealth