SubhashitamVasantatilaka
नाभिषेको न संस्कारः सिंहस्य क्रियते वने । विक्रमार्जितसत्त्वस्य स्वयमेव मृगेन्द्रता ॥
नnot
अभिषेकःcoronation / consecration
नnot
संस्कारःritual / ceremony
सिंहस्यof a lion
क्रियतेis performed
वनेin the forest
विक्रमार्जितसत्त्वस्यof one whose strength is earned by prowess
स्वयमेवby itself / on its own (स्वयम् + एव)
मृगेन्द्रताkingship of beasts
No coronation ceremony is performed for a lion in the forest. One whose sovereignty is earned through its own prowess is naturally the king of beasts.
self-masterymerit