उत्तमा आत्मना ख्याताः पितुः ख्याताश्च मध्यमाः।अधमा मातुलात्ख्याताः श्वशुराच्चाधमाधमाः॥
अर्थ : उत्तम लोक स्वत:मुळे प्रसिद्ध होतात. मध्यम लोक पित्यामुळे प्रसिद्ध होतात. अधम लोक मामामुळे, तर अधमातले अधम लोक सासऱ्यामुळे प्रसिद्ध होतात. (म्हणजे स्वतःच्या मोठेपणासाठी त्यांचा उपयोग करून घेतात.)
Great people earn their name by their own achievements. Common or moderate people are known due to the achievements of their father, while mean persons use their maternal uncle's name for their recognition and the ones who use name of their father-in-law for being known are the meanest persons.
(संकलक : किशोर नायक, अनुवादक : संजीवनी घोटगे).
