SubhashitamAnushtubh
विकृतिं नैव गच्छन्ति सङ्गदोषेण साधवः । आवेष्टितं महासर्पैः चन्दनं न विषायते ॥
विकृतिम्corruption/distortion
साधवःgood people
सङ्गदोषेणby fault of association
आवेष्टितम्coiled about
महासर्पैःby great serpents
चन्दनम्sandalwood
नnot
विषायतेbecomes poisonous
Good people are not corrupted by bad company, just as a sandalwood tree, though coiled about by great serpents, does not become poisonous.
virtuousbad companysteadfastnesssandalwood