[nīti/wisdom] Just or Unjust, the rumours do influence the image of great men

[Vyom A. Shah]

अकार्ये तथ्यो वा भवतु वितथो वा किमपरं
तथाप्युच्चैर्धाम्नां हरति महिमानं जनरवः। 
तुलोत्तीर्णस्यापि प्रकटनिहिताशेषतमसो 

रवेस्तादृक् तेजो न हि भवति कन्यां गत इति॥

[अकार्ये। तथ्यः। वा। भवतु। वितथः। वा। किम्। अपरम्।

तथा। अपि। उच्चैर्धाम्नाम्। हरति। महिमानम्। जनरवः।

तुलोत्तीर्णस्य। अपि। प्रकट-निहित-अशेष-तमसः।

रवेः। तादृक्। तेजः। न। हि। भवति। कन्याम्। गतः। इति॥]

{akārye tathyo vā bhavatu vitatho vā kimaparaṃ
tathāpyuccairdhāmnāṃ harati mahimānaṃ janaravaḥ.
tulottīrṇasyāpi prakaṭanihitāśeṣatamaso
ravestādṛk tejo na hi bhavati kanyāṃ gata iti..}

In cases of improper deed — whether the people's talks (i.e. proclamations) are (ethically) proper or improper (=just or unjust), or the other way around — it always destroys the greatness of elevated individuals. Just like the brilliance of the sun, which dispels darkness, has passed over the Tulā to enter Kanyā [rāśi).

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This verse is from

Text name: Ākhyānamaṇikośa

Author of text: Nemicandrasūri

Text description: Divided into 41 adhikāras, this work is mainly devoted to dharmakathās.

Publishers: Prakrit Text Society (2005)