Canonical Ref: BK 18.8
Metrical Form: अनुष्टुप्
Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
सर्वस्य जायते मानः स्व-हिताच्च प्रमाद्यति । वृद्धौ भजति चाऽपथ्यं नरो येन विनश्यति ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Classical Exegesis
Karandikar:
‘In prosperity, everybody breeds pride, commits mistakes regarding ones own welfare and resorts to the unwholesome. On that account a man perishes.
Canonical CTS URN Reference
Bhaṭṭikāvyam, BK 18.8. Poorvam Open Research Engine (PORE) Corpus.