Hitopadesha 2.19.p2

Hitopadeśa 2.19.p2

Language: Sanskrit

2.19.p2

karaṭako brūte-mitra damanaka ! asman-matenāsya sevaiva na kriyate | yadi tathā bhavati tarhi kim anena svāmi-ceṣṭānirūpeṇāsmākam | yato 'nena rājñā vināparādhena ciram avadhīritābhyām āvābhyāṃ mahad-duḥkham anubhūtam |

'Why should we care?' replied Karataka. 'It's bad enough to serve him, and be neglected for our pains—
Edwin Arnold 1861, The Book of Good Counsels

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The Book of Good Counsels — Edwin Arnold 1861, English
English (machine translation) — English, machine translation