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कुसुमस्तबकस्येव द्वयी वृत्तिर्मनस्विनः ।मूर्ध्नि वा सर्वलोकस्य शीर्यते वन एव वा ॥२५॥kusumastabakasyeva dvayī vṛttirmanasvinaḥ |mūrdhni vā sarvalokasya śīryate vana eva vā ||25||
Translation
(A MAN OF TALENT EXPECTS DUE RESPECT FROM THE WORLD)
A man of courage has only two courses to be followed, like the bunch of flowers. Either he will shine atop the entire world; or waste away in a forest (unknown to any one)! ॥ 25 ॥