SubhashitamAnushtubh
ज्येष्ठत्वं जन्मना नैव गुणैर्ज्येष्ठत्वमुच्यते । गुणात् गुरुत्वमायाति दुग्धं दधि घृतं क्रमात् ॥
Greatness is not by birth; it is said to come from qualities. Value increases progressively, just as milk transforms to curd and then to ghee.
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