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Chapter 1.30 - Verse 2

Sanskrit Text

कामं नैतत्प्रशंसन्ति सन्तः स्वबलसंस्तवम् गुणसंकीर्तनं चापि स्वयमेव शतक्रतो

English Translation

O Shatakratu, the learned do not approve of speaking highly of their own strength or of their own merits.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

कामं | न + एतद् | प्रशंसन्ति | सन्तः | स्व + बल + संस्तव
गुण + संकीर्तन | च + अपि | स्वयम् | एव | शतक्रतो