What is the source of this Sanskrit verse?

This subhashitam is from Subhashita Ratnakar.

What are the key themes of this verse?

The key themes of this subhashitam are: virtue, wisdom, forgiveness.

नरस्याभरणं रूपं रूपस्याभरणं गुणाः । गुणस्याभरणं ज्ञानं ज्ञानस्याभरणं क्षमा ॥

नरस्यof a person

आभरणम्ornament / adornment

रूपम्beauty / appearance

गुणाःvirtues / good qualities

ज्ञानम्wisdom / knowledge

क्षमाforgiveness / forbearance

What adorns a person is beauty; what adorns beauty is good character. What adorns good character is wisdom; what adorns wisdom is forgiveness.

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