स च नित्यं प्रशान्तात्मा मृदुपूर्वं च भाषते। उच्यमानोऽपि परुषं नोत्तरं प्रतिपद्यते॥
sa ca nityaṃ praśāntātmā mṛdupūrvaṃ ca bhāṣate| ucyamāno'pi paruṣaṃ nottaraṃ pratipadyate||
English Meaning
He was aye of quiescent soul; and always precluded his speech with an amiable phrase; and although he might be addressed in a harsh manner, yet he returned no corresponding reply.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)