Shatakatraya 1.54

Śatakatraya 1.54

Language: Sanskrit

1.54

jāḍyaṃ hrīmati gaṇyate vrata-rucau dambhaḥ śucau kaitavaṃ
śūre nirghṛṇatā munau vimatitā dainyaṃ priyālāpini |
tejasviny avaliptatā mukharatā vaktary aśaktiḥ sthire
tat ko nāma guṇo bhavet sa guṇināṃ yo durjanair nāṅkitaḥ ||

Dulness is attributed to the modest man, hypocrisy to the lover of vows, fraud to the pure, / cruelty to the hero, stupidity to the sage, servility to the sweet-spoken, / arrogance to the spirited, talkativeness to the eloquent, weakness to the steadfast; / what virtue then can belong to the virtuous that is not branded by the wicked?
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Subhāṣitaratnakoṣa — Vidyākara, Sanskrit
Rājanītiśāstra — Cāṇakya, Sanskrit
Bhartṛhariśataka — Bhartṛhari (grammarian), Sanskrit