The works of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya

Praśnottararatnamālikā

Verse 33

किं लघुताया मूलं प्राकृतपुरुषेषु या याच्ञा ।रामादपि कः शूरः स्मरशरनिहतो न यश्चलति ॥ ३२ ॥

In plain words

What is the root of all humiliation? Begging from ordinary men. And who is a hero greater even than Rama? The one who is struck by the arrows of desire and yet never loses his footing.

Close to the Sanskrit

What is the root of degradation? Begging among ordinary men. Who is a hero even greater than Rama? One who, struck by the arrows of desire, does not waver.