SubhashitamAnushtubh
स्वभावो नोपदेशेन शक्यते कर्तुमन्यथा । सुतप्तमपि पानीयं पुनर्गच्छति शीतताम् ॥
स्वभावःinnate nature
उपदेशेनby instruction
अन्यथाotherwise
सुतप्तम्well-heated
पानीयम्water
शीतताम्coolness
One's innate nature cannot be changed by mere instruction. Water, though heated thoroughly, returns to its cool state again.
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