[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) › 2.25 # Hitopadesha 2.25 Hitopadeśa 2.25 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.hitopadesa.2.25) kiṃ ca- yā prakṛtyaiva capalā nipataty aśucāv api | svāmino bahu manyante dṛṣṭiṃ tām api sevakāḥ // > And what is more: > Even that glance of the master, which by its very nature is fickle and falls even upon the impure, / servants hold in high esteem. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.hitopadesa.2.24) - [Next: 2.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.hitopadesa.2.26) - [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.2.25) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Subhāṣitaratnabhāṇḍāgāra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.adhunika.subhasitaratnabhandagara.2.78.6) — Kāśīnātha Pāṇḍuraṅga Paraba 1886, Sanskrit - [Indische Sprüche](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.adhunika.indische-spruche.5462) — Otto von Böhtlingk 1863, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.hitopadesa.2.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.hitopadesa.2.25) · Pramāṇa