Verse 8·VR 6.1.8
यो नियुक्तः परम् कार्यम् न कुर्यान्नऋपतेः प्रियम् || ६-१-८ भृत्यो युक्तः समर्थश्च तमाहुर्मध्यम् नरम् |
yo niyuktaH param kaaryam na kuryaannaR^ipateH priyam || 6-1-8 bhR^ityo yuktaH samarthashcha tamaahurmadhyam naram |
Translation
"The one who is ready and capable but who yet does no more than his master extracts from him is called a mediocre person."
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aahuH
(they) speak
tam
of him
madhyamam naram
as a mediocre man
yaH
which
bhR^ityaH
though qualified
samarthaHcha
and capable
na kuryaat
does not perform
param
superior
kaaryam
work
priyam
liked
nR^ipate
by the king.'
Chapter context
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Rama Appreciates Hanuma and Embraces Him
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