Tenali smiled. “It is beautiful, Your Majesty. But beauty without truth is like a gilded cage—pretty to see, but empty inside.”
Dīpaka draped silk and gold leaf across every pillar, hung ruby-like lanterns, and laid a carpet of jasmine and marigold. When finished, he stood before the King, chest puffed. “Your Majesty, even Indra’s court will look barren next to this!” tenali rama ep 184
“I don’t know,” Raman said. “But I have a riddle for the court. What is it that loses all its value the moment you give it away?” Tenali smiled
Dīpaka’s face reddened. “What would a village jester know of art? You carry mud pots while I design for kings!” Tenali smiled. “It is beautiful
The King frowned. “Who would do such a low thing?”