Hitopadesha 2.29

2.29

anyac ca-
kutaḥ sevā-vihīnānāṃ cāmaroddhūta-sampadaḥ |
uddaṇḍa-dhavala-cchatraṃ vāji-vāraṇa-vāhinī //

Moreover:
Whence, for those devoid of service, could come the splendors fanned by chowries, / the white umbrella on an upright staff, and the army of horses and elephants?

2.29.p1

karaṭako brūte-tathāpi kim anenāsmākaṃ vyāpāreṇa | yato 'vyāpāreṣu vyāpāraḥ sarvathā pariharaṇīyaḥ | paśya-

Karaṭaka says: 'Even so, what concern of ours is this matter? For interference in what is not one's affair is strictly to be avoided. Look:

'I care not,' replied Karataka; 'we have nothing to do with it, and matters that don't concern us are best left alone. You know the story of the Monkey, don't you?'—