Nyaya - The muddy water.
Published on 15 August 2017 03:30 AM
जलकतरेणुन्यायः
The muddy water becomes clear and fit for drinking purposes when a fruit called nirmali is dipped into it. So the maxim is used to denote that a bad man becomes good and honest in the company of a good and honest man. Cf.company makes a man.