Shatakatraya 1.58

English (machine translation) 1.58

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1.58

Silent, he is called dumb; eloquent, a babbler or a prattler; / standing near, impudent; standing far off, lacking confidence; / through patience, a coward; if he cannot endure, generally lowborn: / the duty of service is exceedingly deep, unapproachable even by yogins.

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Śatakatraya — Bhartṛhari (poet), Sanskrit