महाभारत - वन - कीर्ति

कीर्तिर्हि पुरुषं लोके संजीवयति मातृवत् ।
अकीर्तिर्जीवितं हंति जीवतोऽपि शरीरिणः ॥

- महाभारत, वन

kIrtiH hi puruSham loke sanjIvayati mAtRuvat ।
akIrtiH jIvitam hanti jIvato api sharIriNaH ॥

- mahAbHArata, vana

Fame is what keeps a man filled with life – like his mother. Without any fame people are as good as dead.

- Mahabharata, Vana