What is the source of this Sanskrit verse?

This subhashitam is from Subhashitam.

What are the key themes of this verse?

The key themes of this subhashitam are: knowledge, dharma, character, wealth.

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विदेशेषु धनं विद्या

Subhashitam

विदेशेषु धनं विद्या व्यसनेषु धनं मतिः । परलोके धनं धर्मः शीलं सर्वत्र वै धनम् ॥

विदेशेषुin foreign lands

मतिःintellect

शीलम्good conduct

Knowledge is wealth in a foreign land; intellect is wealth in tough times. Dharma is the wealth for the other world. Good conduct (sheela) is wealth everywhere.

knowledgedharmacharacterwealth

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क्षणशः कणशश्चैव विद्याम्One should learn every moment and earn from every bit. If you waste even a second, no knowledge can be gained; if you waste a bit, you lose wealth.Subhashitam
न चौरहार्यं न च राजहार्यंIt cannot be stolen by thieves, nor seized by kings, nor divided among brothers, nor is it a burden to carry. The wealth of knowledge only grows when spent; it is the greatest of all wealth.Subhashita Ratnavali
त्यजन्ति मित्राणि धनैर्विहीनंFriends, sons, wife, and well-wishers abandon a man without wealth; yet they flock back to him once he has wealth again. In this world, wealth is truly man's kinsman.Subhashitam
येषां न विद्या न तपो न दानंThose who have no learning, no penance, no charity, no knowledge, no character, no virtue, no dharma: they roam the earth in human form as mere animals, a burden upon the world.Subhashitam

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