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साक्षराः विपरीताश्चेत् राक्षसा एव केवलम् । सरसो विपरीतश्चेत् सरसत्वं न मुञ्चति ॥
If the word 'sakshara' (literate) is read backwards, it becomes 'rakshasa' (demon). But 'sarasa' (cultured), read backwards, still remains 'sarasa' — a truly cultured person never loses that quality.
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