Canonical Ref: BK 8.77
Metrical Form: अनुष्टुप्
Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
शृण्वद्भ्यः प्रतिशृण्वन्ति मध्यमा भीरु ! नोत्तमाः । गृणद्भ्योऽनुगृणन्त्यन्येऽकृताऽर्था नैव मद्-विधाः ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Classical Exegesis
Karandikar:
Oh timid one(only), the mediocre promise (obedience) to the versatile (Vedic scholars), not the best ones like me ; (only) those that have not achieved their objective encourage the eulogisers, not others like me.
Canonical CTS URN Reference
Bhaṭṭikāvyam, BK 8.77. Poorvam Open Research Engine (PORE) Corpus.