Hitopadesha 1.36
Hitopadeśa 1.36
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- Sanskrit
1.36
saṃhatiḥ śreyasī puṃsāṃ svakulair alpakair api |
tuṣeṇāpi parityaktā na prarohanti taṇḍulāḥ //
"And it is written, you know,
1.36.p1
iti vicitya pakṣiṇaḥ sarve jālam ādāya utpatitāḥ | anantaraṃ ca vyādhaḥ sudūrāj jālāpahārakāṃs tān avalokya paścād dhāvito 'cintayat-
Having pondered this advice, the Pigeons adopted it; and flew away with the net. At first the fowler, who was at a distance, hoped to recover them, but as they passed out of sight with the snare about them he gave up the pursuit. Perceiving this, the Pigeons said,
Translations (2)
- The Book of Good Counsels — Edwin Arnold 1861, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation