Shiva Purana

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जडो भवेत्स्फीतमतिर्महामतिर्जडो नृशंसो बहुमन्तु संस्तुतः ।। पराजयं याति रणे महाबला जयंति संग्राममुखे च दुर्बलाः ।। २४।।

sanskrit

A senseless fellow may become intelligent and an intelligent man dull. A wicked man may be praised by the noble. The great and the powerful may be vanquished. The weak may come out victorious in the war.

english translation

jaDo bhavetsphItamatirmahAmatirjaDo nRzaMso bahumantu saMstutaH || parAjayaM yAti raNe mahAbalA jayaMti saMgrAmamukhe ca durbalAH || 24||

hk transliteration by Sanscript