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राम

अध्यायः 13

Chapter 13 · Verse 5

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मानभङ्गेन यो मानो लब्धः स्वार्थवशेन तु । स ह्युपहास एव स्यान्मानवोधृसमागमे ॥ ५॥

IAST

mānabhaṅgena yo māno labdhaḥ svārthavaśena tu | sa hyupahāsa eva syānmānavodhṛsamāgame || 5||

English

‘Any prestige gained for oneself by prolonging or breaking another's māna becomes mere ridicule when those who truly understand loving dignity assemble.’