Bhaṭṭikāvya 8.77
Rāvaṇavadha 8.77
- Language
- Sanskrit
8.77
śṛṇvadbhyaḥ pratiśṛṇvanti madhyamā bhīru ! nottamāḥ,
gṛṇadbhyo 'nugṛṇantyanye 'kṛtā'rthā, naiva mad-vidhāḥ.
Mediocre men promise to those who ask, O timid one, not the best; / others, whose purposes are unaccomplished, praise those who praise them, but men like me do not.
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Commentaries (4)
- Sarvapathīnā — Mallinātha Sūri, Sanskrit
- Bhaṭṭikāvyaṭīkā — Bharatamallīka, Sanskrit
- Jayamaṅgalā — Jayamaṅgala, Sanskrit
- Bhaṭṭikāvyavyākhyā — Harisvāmin, Sanskrit