Hitopadesha 1.21
Hitopadeśa 1.21
- Language
- Sanskrit
1.21
anyac ca-
sa hi gagana-vihārī kalmaṣa-dhvaṃsa-kārī
daśa-śata-kara-dhārī jyotiṣāṃ madhya-cārī |
vidhur api vidhi-yogād grasyate rāhuṇāsau
likhitam api lalāṭe projjhitaṃ kaḥ samarthaḥ //
And those others—
1.21.p1
iti cintayann evāsau vyāghreṇa dhṛtvā vyāpāditaḥ khāditaś ca | ato 'haṃ bravīmi-kaṅkaṇasya tu lobhenety ādi | ata eva sarvathāvicāritaṃ karma na kartavyam iti | yataḥ-
Here his meditations were cut short by the Tiger devouring him. "And that," said Speckle-neck, "is why we counselled caution."
Translations (2)
- The Book of Good Counsels — Edwin Arnold 1861, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation