Nyaya - Accepting glass in preference to chintamani(a kind of precious jewel.) The maxim is used to denote that as it is foolish to prefer glass to chintamani which is very precious, so it is likewise an act of foolishness on the part of a man to consider an object valuable led away only by its outward charm.

Published on 10 August 2017 03:30 AM
चिन्तामणीं परित्यज्य काचमणिग्रहणन्यायः

Cf. ?All is not gold that glitters."