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Chapter 12.104 - Verse 45

Sanskrit Text

परोक्षमगुणानाह सद्गुणानभ्यसूयति परैर्वा कीर्त्यमानेषु तूष्णीमास्ते पराङ्मुखः

English Translation

Brihaspati said A wicked person is he who speaks of the faults of others at their back, who is filled with envy on seeing the accomplishments of others, and who remains silent when the merits of other people are described before him, being most unwilling to join them.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

परोक्षम् | अगुणान् | आह | सत् + गुण | अभ्यसूयति
परैर् | वा | कीर्त्यमानेषु | तूष्णीम् | आस्ते | पराङ्मुखः