Līlāvatī 209

209

kuggāmakāhilāhĩ vi uvaēsō āvaīsu kō lahaï
buḍḍantāṇa taṇāĩ vi hatthavalambattaṇamuvēnti

Who receives counsel in times of calamity, even from the poor women of a wretched village?
For drowning men, even blades of grass come to serve as a support for the hand.