संरोहत्यग्निना दग्धं वनं परशुना हतम् । वाचा दुरुक्तं बीभत्सं न संरोहति वाक्क्षतम् ॥
संरोहतिgrows again
अग्निनाby fire
दग्धम्burnt
परशुनाby axe
दुरुक्तम्ill-spoken
बीभत्सम्terrible
वाक्क्षतम्wound of speech
A forest burned by fire or felled by the axe grows back again. But the terrible wound inflicted by harsh words never heals. (Bhishma to Yudhishthira)
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