Gaudavaho

Author(s): Vakpatiraj, Narhari Govind Suru, P L Vaidya, A N Upadhye, H C Bhayani
Publisher: Prakrit Text Society Ahmedabad

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Gaüdavaho 70. Cf. a otra T HETIST
rifa gehiefg : # 9799A 11 TT. V. 83. 71. The constant, malicious effort to deprecate and deny other's merits results in the absorbing of those very merits in themselves by the wicked. Cf. गुणसंसर्ग एवं नामोत्कृष्टो येन पिशुनानामप्यत्कर्ष करोति ।...अनवरतं च परगुणानालोचयतामभ्यासातिशयाद् गुणज्ञानातिशयो । Hafa i Com.
72. It is a pity that even pure souls feel affected by jealousy to hear the praise of other's merits. The analogy, the Poct gives, is that of elephants who are believed to get excruciating pain in their tuskers at the touch of the moon's rays.
74. The situation, as presented by the Poet, is this : Here is a man, truly great, being admired for his merits, by people who are forced to do so. Their hesitation is clearly seen on their faces, shadowed by some sort of bitterness. The great man, however, should. overlook this aspect and should exult all the same in the praise offered. As he rejoices in the eulogy, his face would be tinged pink with a blush (8x731), which would be observed by these others who would be swinging off their balance (IMTOTHT), when they think within of their own conduct and character full of lapses. Fastsat TOYHTÀ: Test Hem i -a IT: I
75. ali ofrotee - In their acceptance o: appreciation (as · great poets )." 76. Cf. TOTUTTATOTT quatica face
निजहृदि विकसन्तः सन्ति सन्तः कियन्तः ॥ भर्तहरि-नीति. : .... #31 -- To belittle once own great merit while magnifying the merit in others, howsoever small, speaks of a noble trait in the character and judgment of a great man.
77. Merits, like the moon's rays, first seize the hearts of great man, as of mountain-tops. They are later seen in their flash in the hearts of others as well, perhaps in imitation, like the moonshine spreading on the earth. Cf. Hegrafa sjokintaator: Com.
79. A certain amount of pride in the possession of merits may be legitimate, but certainly not in their absence (faran ). Let it be, however, a feeling of just pride and not snobbish vanity.