Adhyay 1 • Shlok 489

दô0—सŒर समर करनी कर¤गU कगिU न `नाव¤गU ुापय। बिlमान रन पा§ रिपय कायर कथ¤गU पýिापय॥ 274॥

Roman Transliteration (IAST)

sµura samara karanī karahi ò kahi na janŒvahi ò Œpu, bidyamŒna rana pŒi ripu kŒyara kathahi ò pratŒpu.274.

Translations

English Translations 1
Gita Press English

“Heroes perform valiant deeds in fight, but never indulge in self-advertisement. Finding before them a foe in battle, it is cowards who boast of their own glory.” (274)

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