The present collection of didactic verses in Sanskrit entitled ‘Sanskrit Subhasita Ratnakara’ – a mine of jewels in Sanskrit – is originally collected by Pandit Dvarakaprasada Misra Sastri and published by Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office in their Krishnadas Pracyavidya Granthamala No. 18. It contained a short Hindi explanation of each verse.

The present writer has prepared an English translation of the verses after each Sanskrit stanza as per the request of the publisher ‘Chowkhamba Krishnadas Academy’. He has not added any new verses to the collection though there is much scope for the same since such collections are numerous.