[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Epic, Poetry, Drama & Narrative](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit) › [Story collections and fables](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories) › [Hitopadesha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.hitopadesa) › 2.24 # Hitopadesha 2.24 Hitopadeśa 2.24 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.hitopadesa.2.24) kiṃ ca- abudhair artha-lābhāya paṇya-strībhir iva svayam | ātmā saṃskṛtya saṃskṛtya paropakaraṇī-kṛtaḥ // > And what is more: > By the unwise, for the sake of acquiring wealth, just like by courtesans, / their own person is constantly adorned and turned into an instrument for others. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.hitopadesa.2.23) - [Next: 2.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.hitopadesa.2.25) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.hitopadesa.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.hitopadesa~en-mt.2.24) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (3) - [Subhāṣitaratnabhāṇḍāgāra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.adhunika.subhasitaratnabhandagara.2.36.7) — Kāśīnātha Pāṇḍuraṅga Paraba 1886, Sanskrit - [Indische Sprüche](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.adhunika.indische-spruche.484) — Otto von Böhtlingk 1863, Sanskrit - [Sūktimuktāvalī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kosa.suktimuktavali.121.15) — Jalhaṇa (Devagiri), Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.hitopadesa.2.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.hitopadesa.2.24) · Pramāṇa