What is the source of this Sanskrit verse?

This subhashitam is from Subhashita Ratnavali.

What are the key themes of this verse?

The key themes of this subhashitam are: character, virtue.

नरस्याभरणं रूपं रूपस्याभरणं गुणाः । गुणस्याभरणं ज्ञानं ज्ञानस्याभरणं क्षमा ॥

नरस्यof a person / man's

आभरणम्ornament

रूपम्beauty / form

रूपस्यof beauty / beauty's

आभरणम्ornament

गुणाःvirtues

गुणस्यof virtue / virtue's

आभरणम्ornament

ज्ञानम्knowledge

ज्ञानस्यof knowledge / knowledge's

आभरणम्ornament

क्षमाforgiveness

Beauty adorns a person, virtue adorns beauty, knowledge adorns virtue, and forgiveness adorns knowledge.

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