Hitopadesha 1.123
Hitopadeśa 1.123
- Language
- Sanskrit
1.123
anyac ca-
tānīndriyāṇy avikalāni tad eva nāma
sā buddhir apratihatā vacanaṃ tad eva |
arthoṣmaṇā virahitaḥ puruṣaḥ sa eva
anyaḥ kṣaṇena bhavatīti vicitram etat //
'Home is empty to the childless; hearts to them who friends deplore:—
Earth unto the idle-minded; and the three worlds to the poor.'
Translations (2)
- The Book of Good Counsels — Edwin Arnold 1861, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation
Linked texts (2)
- Southern recension — Sanskrit
- Pañcākhyānaka (textus ornatior) — Pūrṇabhadra, Sanskrit