In Sanskrit, numerous poets and writers would have used many couplets over long periods and on many occasions, with minor variations. Often because of repeated usage, the original authorship will be obscure. Such aphorisms also would be categorised as Subhaashitams, just similar to pazham chollu in Malayalam... It may hardly serve any purpose by drawing the reader’s attention stating that the aphorism derived its authenticity from some treatise propounded by modern science. This is evident from the fact that the traditional aphorism was in vogue for thousands of years prior to the enunciation of the scientific theories that we cite to support it. The urbane wisdom of our people contained in many a local lore, would reveal that our ancestors were quite sensitive, responsive in the most intelligent manner to all phenomena around them and that their level of deductive faculties was amazingly high. In fact, we need not go to quote intricate texts of yore to establish this point. Our culture was self-supportive at every stage.
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