He who keeps his virtue (even) in distress in the foremost of all virtuous men. Distress is the greatest danger to virtue and virtuous men.
आपत्सु यो धारयति धर्म धर्मविदुत्तमः। व्यसनं ह्येव धर्मस्य धर्मिणामापदुच्यते॥