Verse 9·VR 4.64.9

न विषादे मनः कार्यम् विषादो दोषवत्तरः | विषादो हन्ति पुरुषम् बालम् क्रुद्ध इव उरगः || ४-६४-९

yo viShaado prasahate vikrame samupasthite | tejasaa tasya hiinasya puruSha artho na siddhyati || 4-64-10

Translation

"Loosing heart to dismay is an unworkability, because dismaying itself is detrimental, and dismay alone ruins a person, as a vicious viper unworkably ruins an innocent child... [4-64-9]

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Monkeys Arrive at Seashore

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