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# Rasarnavasudhakara 2.144

Rasārṇavasudhākara 2.144

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.2.144)

nītyā, yathā-  
bahiḥ sarvākāra-pravaṇa-ramaṇīyaṃ vyavaharan  
parābhyūha-sthānāny api tanutarāṇi sthagayati |  
janaṃ vidvān ekaḥ sakalam atisandhāya kapaṭais  
taṭasthaḥ svān arthān ghaṭayati ca maunaṃ ca bhajate ||

> Through policy, as in:  
> Behaving outwardly in a manner agreeable and engaging in every respect,  
> he covers over even the slightest traces that might invite others' suspicion.  
> A solitary wise man, outwitting everyone through pretenses,  
> remains aloof, accomplishes his aims, and keeps silent.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.144.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.2.144.p1)

(mālatī-mādhave 1.17)

> (In Mālatīmādhava 1.17)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara~en-mt.2.144) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Mālatīmādhava](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.prakarana.malatimadhava.1.17) — Bhavabhūti, Sanskrit

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