øó¨âáèÕô÷ª Æóªó âô×æÐéæ ¬ó¨âáèÕô÷ª  971
æþê¨÷åÐÊ ôèÈªÊ âëäùª

øó¨

greatness

øÕô÷ªÆ

to a person

ãóªó âô×æÐéæ

accomplishing worthwhile tasks with

¬ó¨

smallness

øÕô÷ªÆ

to a person

íþÊ	that (enthusiasm)

¬÷åÐÊ

losing

ôèȪÊ몠 öäùª

to think of living

Greatness lies in accomplishing difficult tasks with enthusiasm and smallness lies in losing it (971).

ç¨÷çªâçèæÐÆëª öùªùè ãá¨õÐæÐÆëª ò¨÷çªâçèôªôè    972
âòáªâêèȨùª îô÷ª×éë áèäª

ç¨÷窵

born

øæÐÆëª

equal

öùªùè  ãá¨õÐæÐÆëª

all living beings

ò¨÷窵

quality of their accomplishments

øôªôè

not equal

âòáªâêèȨùª

the tasks they perform

îô÷ª×éëáèäª

being different

While all are born equal, differences arise in the performance of whatever they do (972).

îëù¨ÕåÐÊëª îëùùªùèõÐ îëùùªùõÐ æ©È¨ÕåÐÊ몠  973
æ©ÈùªùèõÐ æ©Èùª ùôõÐ

îëùª ¬ÕåÐÊëª

even in a high position

îëùª íùªùèõÐ

are not great

îëùª íùªùõÐ

those not high-born, i.e. the lowly

æ©Èª ¬ÕåÐÊëª

even if placed in a lowly position

æ©Èª íùªùèõÐ

are not lowly

æ©Èª íùªùôõÐ

not the low-born, i.e. the great

The low-born can be great and the high-born can be small by reason of their character (973).

øÕéë ëæó¨îõ îçèùçª âçÕéë±ëª  974
êäªéäêÐêèäª âæèúªâìèÇæ¨äª ãúªÌ

øÕéë ëæó¨îõ

a chaste woman

îçèù

like

âçÕéë±ëª

greatness

êäªéäêÐêèäª

self-discipline

âæèúªÌ  øÇæ¨äª

if leading a life of

ãúªÌ	is attained

Even as a chaste woman zealously guards her character, so too must men attain greatnesshrough self-discipline (974).

âçÕéë ãéìáôõÐ Í÷ª×ôèõÐ Í÷ª÷¨äª  975
íÕéë ãéìá âòáùª

âçÕéë  ãéìáôõÐ

persons of high quality

Í÷ª×ôèõÐ

will accomplish

Í÷ª÷¨äª

following the right path

íÕéë ãéìá

rare and difficult

âòáùª

acts

Persons of high quality will readily accomplish
the most difficult tasks (975).  
ò¨÷¨áèõÐ ãúªõÐòÐò¨±óª ¬ùªéù âçõ¨áèéõ窠  976
îçú¨æÐâæèóª îôëªöäªÄëª îåèæÐÆ

ò¨÷¨áèõÐ

petty men

ãúªõÐòÐò¨±óª

are of the nature of

¬ùªéù

is not

âçõ¨áèéõ

of the great

îçú¨

emulate

âæèóªîô몠 öäªÄëª

follow

îåèæÐÆ

the idea, desire

It is not in the nature of small men to honourand emulate great men (976).

¬÷çªîç µõ¨åÐê âêèȨ÷ª÷èëª ò¨÷窵åÐêè䪠   977
ò©õùª ùôõÐæìª çïäª

¬÷çªîç  µõ¨åÐê

boundless

âêèȨ÷ª÷èëª

is said to be evil

ò¨÷窵ëªêèäª

laurels

ò©õÐ íùªùôõÐæúª

to the small-minded

çïäª	if it befalls them

When benefits accrue to small men, it will bring about
evil without bounds (977).

çú¨±ëèëª öäª×ëª âçÕéë ò¨×éë   978
íú¨±ëèëª êäªéä ô¨áåÐÊ

çú¨±ëèëª

remain modest

öäª×ëª

always

âçÕéë

the great

ò¨×éë

the mean-natured

íú¨±ëèëª

praise

êäªéä

oneself

ô¨áåÐÊ

indulging in

When the great achieve good, they remain modest; but even without that, small men indulge in self-praise (978).

âçÕéë âçÕë¨êëª ¬äªéë ò¨×éë   979
âçÕë¨êëª ÃõÐåÐÊ ô¨ìùª

âçÕéë

greatness

âçÕë¨êëª

arrogance

¬äªéë

without

ò¨×éë

smallness

âçÕë¨êëª

vanity

ÃõÐåÐÊ  ô¨ìùª

marked by

Greatness is marked by humility; smallness ismarked by vanity (979).

í÷ª÷ëª ëé÷æÐÆëª âçÕéë ò¨×éëêè䪠  980
Æ÷ª÷îë Ô÷¨ ô¨Ìëª

í÷ª÷ëª

the weaknesses of others

ëé÷æÐÆëª

will not divulge

âçÕéë

the great

ò¨×éëêèäª

the mean-minded

Æ÷ª÷îë

others' faults

Ô÷¨ ô¨Ìëª

will proclaim

 
Great men always proclaim the virtues and ignore the
faults of others. Small men do the opposite (980).