कुलीनमकुलीनं वा वीरं पुरुषमानिनम्। चारित्रमेव व्याख्याति शुचिं वा यदि वाऽशुचिम्।।2.109.4।।
kulīnamakulīnaṃ vā vīraṃ puruṣamāninam. cāritrameva vyākhyāti śuciṃ vā yadi vā'śucim..2.109.4..
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English Translation
"It is only the character that tells whether a man is highborn or not, brave or only proud of his manliness, honest or dishonest."
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Word Meanings
कुलीनम् highborn, अकुलीनं वा or base, वीरम् brave, पुरुषमानिनम् proud of his manliness, शुचिं वा pure or honest, यदि वा or if, अशुचिं impure or dishonest, चारित्रमेव character alone, व्याख्याति tells.
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Source
Valmiki Ramayana
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Chapter
Sarga 109
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Verse
186.4