[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) › 2.46 # Hitopadesha 2.46 Hitopadeśa 2.46 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.hitopadesa.2.46) na kasyacit kaścid iha svabhāvād bhavaty udāro 'bhimataḥ khalo vā | loke gurutvaṃ viparītatāṃ vā sva-ceṣṭitāny eva naraṃ nayanti // > No one in this world is by nature > noble, favored, or vile; > a man's own actions alone bring him > to high standing or the reverse in the world.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.45.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.hitopadesa.2.45.p2) - [Next: 2.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.hitopadesa.2.47) - [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.2.46) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Tantrākhyāyika (Kashmirian recension) (ed. Johannes Hertel)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.pancatantra*tantrakhyayika*hertel1915.1.13) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.hitopadesa.2.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.hitopadesa.2.46) · Pramāṇa