अज्ञः सुखमाराध्यः सुखतरमाराध्यते विशेषज्ञः । ज्ञानलवदुर्विदग्धं ब्रह्मापि नरं न रञ्जयति ॥
अज्ञःthe ignorant
सुखम्easily / happily
आराध्यःcan be pleased / propitiated
सुखतरम्more easily
आराध्यतेis propitiated
विशेषज्ञःthe expert
ज्ञानलवदुर्विदग्धम्one ruined by a smattering of knowledge
ब्रह्माBrahma (the creator)
अपिeven / also
नरम्the man (accusative)
नnot
रञ्जयतिpleases / satisfies
An ignorant person is easily convinced; an expert is even easier. But one possessing only a smattering of knowledge cannot be satisfied even by Brahma himself.
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