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कांस्यस्वन इवाभाति यस्मिन् खड्गहते ध्वनिः।
खङ्गोत्तमं तं वदति गिरिशः शुभवर्धनम्॥

Just as a bell rings clearly when struck, so too does a superior sword emit a distinguished sound when tested. Lord Shiva names such a sword "Shubhava...

काकः कृष्णः पिकः कृष्णः को भेदः पिककाकयोः।
वसन्तसमये प्राप्ते काकः काकः पिकः पिकः॥

Both the crow and the cuckoo are black, but only in spring does one distinguish the cuckoo’s sweet song from the harsh cawing of the crow. Appearances...

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