On Men of Character
Several months have passed since I published anything on the venerable Bhartruhari. In this installment, I present one of my all-time favourites from Neeti Shataka.
Nindantu neeti nipunah yadi vaa stunvantu |
Lakshmiih samaavishatu gacchatu vaa yatheshtam ||
Adya eva vaa maranam astu yugaantare vaa |
Nyayaat pathah pravichalanti padam na dhiraah ||
Unmindful of the praise or the upbraid [...]
