[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Epic, Poetry, Drama & Narrative](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit) › [Story collections and fables](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories) › [Hitopadesha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.hitopadesa) › 2.26 # Hitopadesha 2.26 Hitopadeśa 2.26 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.hitopadesa.2.26) aparaṃ ca- maunān mūrkhaḥ pravacana-paṭur bātulo jalpako vā kṣāntyā bhīrur yadi na sahate prāyaśo nābhijātaḥ | dhṛṣṭaḥ pārśve vasati niyataṃ dūrataś cāpragalbhaḥ sevā-dharmaḥ parama-gahano yoginām apy agamyaḥ // > And furthermore: > From silence \[he is called\] a fool; if skilled in discourse, mad or garrulous; / from forbearance, a coward; if he does not endure, mostly base-born; / staying by the side, he is brazen; remaining far off, unconfident: / the duty of service is exceedingly profound, incomprehensible even to yogins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.hitopadesa.2.25) - [Next: 2.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.hitopadesa.2.27) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.hitopadesa.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.hitopadesa~en-mt.2.26) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.hitopadesa.2.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.hitopadesa.2.26) · Pramāṇa