Sexual Life in Ancient India: A Study in the Comparative History of Indian Culture v2.c18.67

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² From the mouth of women and of men we are always hearing in the MBh. the praise of amarsha, “not brooking,” the passion that flares up angrily and avenges an insult. Noble, good and glorious is anger, a magnificent thing is discontent—the never-resting striving for something always higher. It is only a poor wretch that puts up with everything; content, fear, pity, virtuousness kill happiness, and greatness is not won by him who has such things for his own. Anger and impatience is the strength of heroes. Cp. espec. Kauṭilya, 501.3 ff., 23 ff.; addit., 501.37; Ҫiçupālavadha, ii, 46; Kirātārj., xi, 57 ff.