Neetisaram actually is a compilation of great sayings and slokams in Sanskrit, compiled in Malayalam Script ( and this work contains couple of Malayalm stanzas too)
.It is in circulations in Kerala for century as oral tradition, and has been put to print a century and a quarter ago..
The students of Sanskrit in Kerala used to learn this too along with Sriramodantam, Sreekrishna Vilasam, Sidharoopam etc..
Neetisaram as a booklet used to be sold by vendors going around door to door, or selling them in festivals and fares..
The cost used to be a few paise..
The text as available in print today, contains about 120 slokas.. with minor change in numbers from version to version.
The students of Sanskrit were mostly from higher castes in the earlier generations and this text accordingly contains some slokas that would portray people of lower castes, and often even females as inferior to the caste males..
This tendency can be seen in about a dozen slokas..
But most other slokas are compiled from the works of great poets and seers.. often not caring to mention the sources, just like we find in social media.. and these quotes are of eternal value..
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