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Hitopadesha 1.102

Hitopadeśa 1.102

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Sanskrit

1.102

manasy anyad vacasy anyat karmaṇy anyad durātmanām |
manasy ekaṃ vacasy ekaṃ karmaṇy ekaṃ mahātmanām //

One thing is in the mind, another in speech, another in the action of the wicked-minded; / one thing is in the mind, one in speech, one in the action of the noble-minded.

English (machine translation) (machine translation)

1.102.p1

tad bhavatu bhavataḥ abhimatam eva ity uktvā hiraṇyako maitryaṃ vidhāya bhojana-viśeṣair vāyasaṃ santoṣya vivaraṃ praviṣṭaḥ | vāyaso 'pi sva-sthānaṃ gataḥ tataḥ-prabhṛti tayoḥ anyo 'nyāhāra-pradānena kuśala-praśnaiḥ viśrambhālāpaiś ca kiyat-kālo 'tivartane | ekadā laghu-patanako hiraṇyakam āha-sakhe ! vāyasasya kaṣṭataralabhyāhāram idaṃ sthānam | tad etat parityajya sthānāntaraṃ gantum icchāmi |

'So let it be just as you desire.' Having said this, Hiraṇyaka formed a friendship, satisfied the crow with choice foods, and entered his hole. The crow too went to his own place. From then on, a certain amount of time passed for the two in mutual giving of food, inquiries about well-being, and confidential conversations. One day, Laghu-patanaka said to Hiraṇyaka: 'Friend! This place has food that is very difficult for a crow to obtain. So, having abandoned this, I wish to go to another place.'

English (machine translation) (machine translation)

"This is a poor place, your Majesty, for a Crow to get a living in. I should like to leave it and go elsewhere."

Edwin Arnold 1861, The Book of Good Counsels

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