Durjanah Parihartavyah (Shun the Wicked Though Learned) PDF
Full Durjanah Parihartavyah (Shun the Wicked Though Learned) lyrics — Sanskrit, transliteration and meaning. Save as PDF or print in one click.
दुर्जनः परिहर्तव्यो विद्ययालङ्कृतोऽपि सन्। मणिना भूषितः सर्पः किमसौ न भयङ्करः॥
durjanaḥ parihartavyo vidyayālaṅkṛto'pi san। maṇinā bhūṣitaḥ sarpaḥ kim asau na bhayaṅkaraḥ॥
A wicked person should be shunned even though he is adorned with learning. A serpent decorated with a jewel on its hood — is it any the less fearsome for that? The verse warns that knowledge alone does not make a person safe to keep company with; an evil nature remains dangerous however learned it may appear.