नियुक्तो नृपतेः कार्य न कुर्याद्यः समाहितः। भृत्यो युक्तः समर्थश्च तमाहुः पुरुषाधमम्॥
niyukto nṛpateḥ kārya na kuryādyaḥ samāhitaḥ| bhṛtyo yuktaḥ samarthaśca tamāhuḥ puruṣādhamam||
English Meaning
That servant who, entrusted with any work of the king do not, although competent, heedfully accomplish the same, has been called the worst.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)