Verse 38·VR 5.30.38

अर्थ अनर्थ अन्तरे बुद्धिः निश्चिता अपि न शोभते || ५-३०-३८ घातयन्ति हि कार्याणि दूताः पण्डित मानिनः |

artha anartha antare buddhiH nishcitaa api na shobhate || 5-30-38ghaatayanti hi kaaryaaNi duutaaH paNDita maaninaH |

Translation

"Even if a decision is taken, regarding what is worthy and what is worthless, it does not yield good results. Messengers boasting themselves to be learned, thus indeed ruin those actions."

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buddhiH

Intellect

na shobhate

does not shine

artha anarthaantare

between worthy and worthless acts

nishchitaapi

even if a decision is taken

duutaaH

messengers

paN^Dita maaninaH

boasting themselves as learned

ghaatayanti hi

indeed ruin

kaaryaaNi

the actions.

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Hanuma Falls in Dilemma

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