प्रभवो ह्यात्मनः स्तोत्रंजुगुप्सन्त्यपि विश्रुताः ।
ह्रीमन्तः परमोदाराः पौरुषं वा विगर्हितम् ॥२५॥
Text
prabhavo hy ātmanaḥ stotraṁ
jugupsanty api viśrutāḥ
hrīmantaḥ paramodārāḥ
pauruṣaṁ vā vigarhitam
Synonyms
prabhavah—very powerful persons; hi—certainly; atmanah—of themselves; stotram—praise; jugupsanti—do not like; api—although; visrutah—very famous; hrī-mantaḥ—modest; parama-udarah—very magnanimous persons; pauruṣam—powerful actions; va—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. ¶