Hitopadesha 1.18
Hitopadeśa 1.18
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- Sanskrit
1.18
kiṃ ca-
avaśendriya-cittānāṃ hasti-snānam iva kriyā |
durbhagābharaṇa-prāyo jñānaṃ bhāraḥ kriyāṃ vinā //
Moreover: / For those whose senses and minds are uncontrolled, ritual action is like an elephant's bath; / like the adornment of an unloved woman, knowledge without action is a mere burden.
1.18.p1
tan mayā bhadraṃ na kṛtam | yad atra mārātmake viśvāsaḥ kṛtaḥ | tathā coktam-
Therefore I have done no good in that I placed my trust here in a deadly creature. And so it is said:
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