Shatakatraya 1.83
Śatakatraya 1.83
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- Sanskrit
1.83
aiśvaryasya vibhūṣaṇaṃ sujanatā śauryasya vāk-saṃyamo
jñānasyopaśamaḥ śrutasya vinayo vittasya pātre vyayaḥ |
akrodhas tapasaḥ kṣamā prabhavitur dharmasya nirvājatā
sarveṣām api sarva-kāraṇam idaṃ śīlaṃ paraṃ bhūṣaṇam ||
Good nature is the ornament of power, restraint of speech of valor, / tranquil calmness of knowledge, modesty of sacred learning, spending on worthy recipients of wealth, / absence of anger of ascetic austerity, patience of a ruler, sincerity of righteousness: / moral conduct is the cause of all these, and the supreme ornament of all.
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Linked texts (3)
- Subhāṣitasudhānidhi — Sāyaṇa, Sanskrit
- Rājanītiśāstra — Cāṇakya, Sanskrit
- Bhartṛhariśataka — Bhartṛhari (grammarian), Sanskrit