Verse 41

Śataka
Nīti Śatakaनीतिशतकम्
Chapter
Way of the Wickedदुर्जनपद्धतिः
Chhanda
Drutavilambitaद्रुतविलम्बित

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अकरुणत्वमकारणविग्रहः परधने परयोषिति च स्पृहा ।सुजनबन्धुजनेष्वसहिष्णुता प्रकृतिसिद्धमिदं हि दुरात्मनाम् ॥४१॥

akaruṇatvamakāraṇavigrahaḥ paradhane parayoṣiti ca spṛhā |sujanabandhujaneṣvasahiṣṇutā prakṛtisiddhamidaṃ hi durātmanām ||41||

Translation

(QUALITIES OF THE WICKED MEN)

Lack of compassion; dispute without any reason; desire for money belonging to others and women belonging to others; impatience with the good people and one’s own relatives too; these qualities belong to the wicked souls by nature! ॥ 41 ॥