[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) › 2.44 # Hitopadesha 2.44 Hitopadeśa 2.44 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.hitopadesa.2.44) aparaṃ ca- yo nātmaje na ca gurau na ca bhṛtya-varge dīne dayāṃ na kurute na ca bandhu-varge | kiṃ tasya jīvita-phalena manuṣya-loke kāko 'pi jīvati cirāya baliṃ ca bhuṅkte // > For assisting friends, and defeating enemies also, the service of kings is desirable. To enter upon it for a mere living makes the thing low indeed. There must be dogs and elephants; but servants need not be like hungry curs, while their masters are noble. What say the books? > — Edwin Arnold 1861, The Book of Good Counsels - [Previous: 2.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.hitopadesa.2.43) - [Next: 2.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.hitopadesa.2.45) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.hitopadesa.2) ## Translations (2) - [The Book of Good Counsels](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.hitopadesa~en-arnold.0.5.3.p11) — Edwin Arnold 1861, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.hitopadesa~en-mt.2.44) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Garuḍapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.115.35) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.hitopadesa.2.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.hitopadesa.2.44) · Pramāṇa