vikṛtiṃ naiva gacchanti saṅgadoṣeṇa sādhavaḥ |
āveṣṭitaṃ mahāsarpaiścandanaṃ na viṣāyate ||
Bad company does not induce changes (bad habits) in a good person, just like (poisonous) snakes on sandal trees does not cause that tree to become poisonous.
vikṛtiṃ naiva gacchanti saṅgadoṣeṇa sādhavaḥ |
āveṣṭitaṃ mahāsarpaiścandanaṃ na viṣāyate ||
Bad company does not induce changes (bad habits) in a good person, just like (poisonous) snakes on sandal trees does not cause that tree to become poisonous.