सुभाषितानि

यथा चतुर्भिः कनकं परीक्ष्यते
निघर्षणच्छेदन तापताडनैः ।
तथा चतुर्भिः पुरुषः परीक्ष्यते
श्रुतेन शीलेन गुणेन कर्मणा ॥

Sanskrit Subhashit – Subhashitani with hindi meaning

जिस तरह सोने की परख घिसने से, तोडने से, गरम करने से और पिटने से होती है, वैसे हि मनष्य की परख विद्या, शील, गुण और कर्म से होती है ।

Just as gold is tested through rubbing, cutting, heating and beating; so is a man examined on four grounds – liberality, character, efficacy (quality) and action.

For instance the quality of gold is examined in four ways, namely (i) by rubbing it on a touch stone, (ii) by cutting it, (iii) by burning it on fire, and (iv) by beating it with a hammer, similarly the status of a person is also examined in four ways (i) by one’s knowledge (ii) by nobleness and righteousness (iii) by qualities one possesses and (iv) by one’s actions and deeds.