Sanskrit · DevanagariComplete modern digital transcription ↗
कौटिल्यं यस्य नास्तीति व्रते मूर्खेतितं जनः । न स्वार्थकुशलो धूर्तो वञ्चनीयोऽमुना जनः ॥ १८॥
IAST
kauṭilyaṃ yasya nāstīti vrate mūrkhetitaṃ janaḥ | na svārthakuśalo dhūrto vañcanīyo'munā janaḥ || 18||
English
‘People call someone “foolish” when she has no crookedness in her conduct, is not a schemer skilled only in self-interest, and has no wish to deceive others.’