Verse 52

Śataka
Nīti Śatakaनीतिशतकम्
Chapter
Way of the Good Menसुजनपद्धतिः
Chhanda
Drutavilambitaद्रुतविलम्बित

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विपदि धैर्यमथाभ्युदये क्षमा सदसि वाक्पटुता युधि विक्रमः ।यशसि चाभिरुचिर्व्यसनं श्रुतौ प्रकृतिसिद्धमिदं हि महात्मनाम् ॥५२॥

vipadi dhairyamathābhyudaye kṣamā sadasi vākpaṭutā yudhi vikramaḥ |yaśasi cābhirucirvyasanaṃ śrutau prakṛtisiddhamidaṃ hi mahātmanām ||52||

Translation

(THE QUALITIES OF GOOD MEN- II)

Courage when met with difficulties ;( not self-pity) forbearance when prosperity is on the rise; (not arrogance and rudeness) eloquence in a meet of learned ;( not silence due to ignorance) valor in wars ;( not cowardice) desire for good fame ;( not for ill-fame through bad acts) interest in scriptures of knowledge ;( not in trash books) These are the innate qualities of good men! ॥ 52 ॥