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Hitopadesha 1.148

Hitopadeśa 1.148

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Sanskrit

1.148

manthara uvāca-
arthāḥ pāda-rajopamā giri-nadī-vegopamaṃ yauvanam
āyuṣyaṃ jala-bindu-lola-capalaṃ phenopamaṃ jīvanam |
dharmaṃ yo na karoti niścala-matiḥ svargārgalodghāṭanaṃ
paścāt-tāpa-hato jarā-pariṇataḥ śokāgninā dahyate //

"King!" said Slow-toes, "your error was getting too much, without giving. Give, says the sage—

Edwin Arnold 1861, The Book of Good Counsels

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