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Hitopadesha 1.128

Hitopadeśa 1.128

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Sanskrit

1.128

varaṃ vibhava-hīnena prāṇaiḥ santarpito 'nalaḥ |
nopacāra-paribhraṣṭaḥ kṛpaṇaḥ prārthyate janaḥ //

Better for one devoid of wealth to satisfy fire with his life breaths / than to beg from a wretched man who has cast off courtesy.'

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