[subhāṣita/apophthegm] Unfortunately, people perceive him unmanly!

[Vyom A. Shah]

निर्मायो यः कृपालुर्यः सत्यो यः सनयश्च यः।

प्रायेण तत्र लोकस्य क्लीबबुद्धिर्विजृम्भते॥

[निर्मायः। यः। कृपालुः। यः। सत्यः। यः। सनयः। च। यः।

प्रायेण। तत्र। लोकस्य। क्लीब-बुद्धिः। विजृम्भते॥]

{nirmāyo yaḥ kṛpāluryaḥ satyo yaḥ sanayaśca yaḥ.
prāyeṇa tatra lokasya klībabuddhirvijṛmbhate..}

For a person who is devoid of deceit, is compassionate, is truthful and is well-behaved, the people mind tend perceive him as unmanly/weak.

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This verse is from

Text name: Nalavilāsa

Author of text: Rāmacandrasūri

Text description: A drama based on love story of life of Nala and Damayantī in 7 acts. Edited by Lalchandra Gandhi under Gaekwad Oriental Series No. 29.

Publishers: Central Library, Baroda (1926)