would ascribe motives, build up scandals and fix the innocent

बहवः पिण्डिता मूर्खाः लुब्धाः मायोपजीविनः।

कुर्युर्दोषमदोषस्य बृहस्पतिमतेरपि॥

इन्दिश्चे स्प्रूचे १९५३ महाभारते पञ्चतन्त्रे

bahavaḥ piṇḍitā mūrkhāḥ lubdhāḥ māyopajīvinaḥ|

kuryurdoṣamadoṣasya bṛhaspatimaterapi||

indiśce sprūce 1953 mahābhārate pañcatantre

A man may be living with the alertness, insight, intelligence and respectability that would equal the stature of the preceptor of Gods, Brihaspati himself. He may be very clean, transparent, and noble too in his dealings. However, if greedy idiots, in substantial numbers, who keep themselves afloat and active in the field through deception and fraud, all flock together with a lot of determination, and unity of purpose, would make that guiltless person guilty, they would ascribe motives, build up scandals and fix the innocent, guiltless person.

The power of wicked, concerted intrigue, discussed in Mahabharatham, again repeated in Panchatantra. History has seen too many such intrigues up to the present day.

K v Ananthanarayanan

मायोपजीविनः who live, who keep themselves afloat by deceit, lies and frauds बहवः numerous मूर्खाः ruffians, greedy idiots पिण्डिताः having joined together closely with determined sense of purpose वर्तन्ते चेत् and remain so बृहस्पति मतेः having the wisdom, discretion and alacrity comparable or equalling to Brihaspati himself अपि tooअदोषस्य innocent, absolutely guiltless दोषं कुर्युः make guilty, ascribe motives, build up scandal and manage to fix one as guilty.