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SB 4.15.25

Devanāgarī

प्रभवो ह्यात्मन: स्तोत्रं जुगुप्सन्त्यपि विश्रुता: । ह्रीमन्त: परमोदारा: पौरुषं वा विगर्हितम् ॥ २५ ॥

Text

prabhavo hy ātmanaḥ stotraṁ jugupsanty api viśrutāḥ hrīmantaḥ paramodārāḥ pauruṣaṁ vā vigarhitam

Synonyms

prabhavaḥ—very powerful persons;hi—certainly;ātmanaḥ—of themselves;stotram—praise;jugupsanti—do not like;api—although;viśrutāḥ—very famous;hrī-mantaḥ—modest;parama-udārāḥ—very magnanimous persons;pauruṣam—powerful actions;vā—also;vigarhitam—abominable.

Translation

As a person with a sense of honor and magnanimity does not like to hear about his abominable actions, a person who is very famous and powerful does not like to hear himself praised.

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