Hitopadesha 1.31

1.31

anyac ca-
sa bandhur yo vipannānām āpad-uddharaṇa-kṣamaḥ |
na tu bhīta-paritrāṇa-vastūpālambha-paṇḍitaḥ //

And again: / He is a kinsman who is capable of rescuing from calamity those who are ruined, / not one who is clever at reproaching the circumstance instead of protecting the terrified.

1.31.p1

vipat-kāle vismaya eva kāpuruṣa-lakṣaṇam | tad atra dhairyam avalambya pratīkāraś cintyatām, yataḥ-

In a time of disaster, bewilderment is the very mark of a coward. Therefore, maintaining fortitude here, let a remedy be devised; for:

'And in disaster, dismay is a coward's quality; let us rather rely on fortitude, and devise some remedy. How saith the sage?