Muni's PlaySanskrit Verse
न मौनेन मुनिर्भवति मूढरूपोऽविद्वान् । यश्च तुलामिव प्रगृह्य वरमादाय पण्डितः ॥ १३॥
पापानि परिवर्जयति स मुनिस्तेन स मुनिः । यो मनुत उभौ लोकौ मुनिस्तेन प्रोच्यते ॥ १४॥
Bhikkhu Ānandajoti's translation
Not by observing silence does one become a sage, if one is foolish and ignorant. But that wise person who, as if holding a balance-scale, accepts only the good and rejects the evil—he is truly a sage. Since he comprehends both (the present and future) worlds, he is called a sage.
Cross-references:
- Gita Verse 2.56 (Definition of a Muni of steady wisdom)