Verse of the day · सुभाषितम्
One good line a day
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kept by heart
A subhāṣita is a thing well said — one verse, one thought, thirty-two syllables. Hear today's verse first, then tap any word to see what it carries. The English waits until you ask for it.
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▶ hear the verse
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What it says
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Verses you keep are yours to chant — take them to the Review Mālā and to the Living Verse Studio, where the longer ones are read line by line. Every word here is in the lexicon.