Chapter 13 · Verse 13

दौत्यं कर्तुं समुद्युक्तादोषादोषाद्विभेषि च । लिप्सुश्चातुर्यादस्या अनुनयादहो ॥ १३॥

IAST

dautyaṃ kartuṃ samudyuktādoṣādoṣādvibheṣi ca | lipsuścāturyādasyā anunayādaho || 13||

English

‘You eagerly undertake the messenger's role, fear both blame and blamelessness, and—astonishingly—seek a reputation for cleverness by trying to appease her.’