Vipadi Dhairyam Athabhyudaye Kshama — Complete Lyrics
विपदि धैर्यमथाभ्युदये क्षमा
Sanskrit text with English transliteration and translation
विपदि धैर्यमथाभ्युदये क्षमा
सदसि वाक्पटुता युधि विक्रमः।
यशसि चाभिरुचिर्व्यसनं श्रुतौ
प्रकृतिसिद्धमिदं हि महात्मनाम्॥
vipadi dhairyam athābhyudaye kṣamā
sadasi vāk-paṭutā yudhi vikramaḥ।
yaśasi cābhirucir vyasanaṁ śrutau
prakṛti-siddham idaṁ hi mahātmanām॥
Fortitude in adversity, forgiveness in prosperity, eloquence in the assembly, valour in battle, a love of honour, and a passion for learning — these are inborn in the great-souled. Bhartrhari lists the six natural virtues of a noble person, declaring that in truly great people such qualities are not cultivated by effort but flow from their very nature.
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