do not praise yourself

न स्तुयादात्मनाऽत्मानम् न परं परिवादयेत्।

न सतोऽन्यगुणान् हिंस्यान्नासतः स्वस्य वर्णयेत्॥

यशस्तिलक चम्पू

na stuyādātmanā'tmānam na paraṁ parivādayet|

na sato'nyaguṇān hiṁsyānnāsataḥ svasya varṇayet||

yaśastilaka campu|

A very poignant analysis on human tendencies..

No sensible person should do such things

But everyone does it, only the degree varies

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A person should never praise himself..

Praise has its charm only when it comes from others..

A person should never try to belittle the achievements of others.

But jealousy pulls us in the opposite direction.. We tend to punch holes and try to prove that the achievements shown by others are just insignificant

A person should never try to cause aspersions on the good name and character of others..

But that is the best way to pull down the neighbour. So we never miss an opportunity to do that.

and

A person should not boast or brag of possessing qualities and achievements which are really not his..

We may ask,, if I do not make up stories about myself, who else is going to build up my image..

The advise is meant for decent and nice gentlemen, and gentle ladies and not for the flamboyant, showy dancers and diners..

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Analysis.

आत्मना आत्मानं न स्तुयात् one should never praise himself

परं न परिवादयेत् one should never try to belittle others

सतः अन्य गुणान् न हिंस्यात् one should never try to cast damaging aspersions on the real merits seen in others

असतः स्वस्य (गुणान्) न वर्णयेत and one should never try to wax eloquent claiming merits in oneself, when such merits are absent.

noisy but insignificant..

निस्सारस्य पदार्थस्य प्रायेणाडम्बरो महान्।

न हि स्वर्णे ध्वनिस्तादृक् यादृक् कंसे प्रजायते॥ 

यशस्तिलक चम्प्वौ।

nissārasya padārthasya prāyeṇāḍambaro mahān|

na hi svarṇe dhvanistādṛk yādṛk kaṁse prajāyate|| 

yaśastilaka campvau|

A quote from Yashastialaka Champu of celebrated Jain poet Somadeva

Meaning --

Generally, things of little or trifling value are presented and celebrated with great show and flourish..

When copper is beaten with a hammer during processing very loud noise emerges.. 

However during the processing of gold in the same way such loud noise would not be heard..

comments --

The poet tries to drive home the point that when a thing is really worthy, it would be discovered and appreciated spontaneously.

But an object which is of no such value, would glow in apparent shine, but a lot of promotion and advertisement would be necessary to draw attention to them 

Kalidasa said in Kumarasambhavam 

na ratnam anvishyate mrugyate hi tad 

न रत्नं अन्विष्यति मृग्यते हिस तद्

A gem of genuine class and great value would not go in search of persons who would want to possess them.. People just rush to such gems eager to possess them 

word analysis 

प्रायेण generally 

निस्सारस्य of no real value

पदार्थस्य for some object, material

महान् आडम्बरो भवति. there will be a lot of show and celebration 

यादृक् ध्वनिः which type of loud noise

कंसे प्रजायते emanates from copper when beaten with huge hammer

तादृक् ध्वनि that type of noise 

स्वर्णे न हि . cannot be there when gold is beaten to shape with a hammer.