SubhashitamAnushtubh
नमन्ति फलिनो वृक्षा नमन्ति गुणिनो जनाः । शुष्ककाष्ठाश्च मूर्खाश्च न नमन्ति कदाचन ॥
नमन्तिbow down
फलिनःfruit-bearing
वृक्षाःtrees
गुणिनःthe virtuous
शुष्ककाष्ठाःdry logs
मूर्खाःfools
कदाचनever
Trees laden with fruit bow down; virtuous people bow in humility. But dry logs and fools never bend at all.
humilityvirtuepridebowing