Hitopadesha 1.126

1.126

kiṃ ca-
kusuma-stavakasyeva dve vṛttī tu manasvinaḥ |
sarveṣāṃ mūrdhni vā tiṣṭhed viśīryeta vane'thavā //

Moreover: / Like a bunch of blossoms, the courses of a proud man are just two: / he should either stand upon the heads of all, or wither away in the forest.'

'I can stay here no longer; and to tell my distress to another is out of the question—altogether out of the question!—

1.126.p1

yac cānyasmai etad vṛttānta-kathanaṃ tad apy anucitam | yataḥ-

'And to tell this story to another is also improper. For: