Ryder

  Although the strong man be disdained,   His purpose never bends: As when a lighted torch is held   Flame-down, the flame ascends.

Tawney

Though scorned the man of constant soul Preserves unchanged his self-control, In vain men trample on the fire, For upward still its flames aspire.

Telang

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कदर्पितस्यापि हि धैर्यवृत्ते

र्न शक्यते धैर्यगुणः प्रमाम् ।

अधोमुखस्यापि कृतस्य वन्दे

नधिः शिखा याति कदाचिदेव ॥ १०६ ॥

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CVI . ( b ) बुद्धेविनाशो न हि शङ्कनीय : K. Be.n. ( c ) कृतस्य वन्हेन ;

तनूनपानी ना ० K. Ben . ( d ) ° ति ; ° न्ति . N.

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St. CVI . is not a very usual construction . The

reading of K. is better . - Upajáti .

Gopinath1914

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Gopinath1896

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Kosambi

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कदर्थितस्यापि हि धैर्यवृत्तेर्न शक्यते धैर्यगुणः प्रमाष्टुम् ।

अधोमुखस्यापि कृतस्य वर्नाधः शिखा याति कदाचिदेव ॥ २२६ ॥

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226 * { N } Found in all versions ; but belongs to no paddhati and

apparently a later addition in W. – ¬ ) Eo W ह ; T2 च ; T3 न ( for हि ) . D

धैर्यवृत्तैर ; Y3 M + : वृत्ते ● – 4 ) A3 B ( B2 orig . ) Eat.st Fs I X Y 1.3 G1-3_M1-1

धैर्यगुणं ; C धैर्यगुणान् ; J1 धैर्यगुण- ; J2.3 सत्त्वगुणान् – ० ) Y1 तन्नपातो ; Y2 हुताशनस्य ;

G4 कृशम्य वह्ने : X अधः कृतस्यापि तनूनपातो . “ ) J3 om . न . Be CDEF1 - 3 I J X

Y1.6.7 T G1 – 3.6 M यांति . B Eo . 1.5 I कथंचिदेव .

BIS . 1519 ( 591 ) Bhartr ed . Bohl . 2. 75. Haeb . 12. lith ed . I. 104 , II . 106 .

Galan 107. Paic . ed . Orn . I. 62. Hit . ed . Sehl . II . 66. ed . Johns . 67 ; Śp . 227

( Bh . ) ; SRB . p . 77. 8 ( Bh . , Bhadanta Aśvaghoșa etc. ) ; SBH . 528 ( Aśvaghoșa ) ,

316 ( anon . ) ; SRH 101. 7 ( Pañc . ) ; SRK . p . 51. 4 ( Śp . ) ; Tantrākhyāyikā and

Edgerton I. 31 ; Garudamahapurana 110. 16 ; SHV . f . 47a . 343 ; SK . 2. 88 ; SU .

1448 ; SSD . 2. f . 996 ; SSV . 389 ; JSV . 173. 1 .