Hitopadesha 3.107.p5

Hitopadeśa 3.107.p5

Language: Sanskrit

3.107.p5

tatra kṣaura-karaṇāyānītena nāpitena tat sarvam ālokya cintitam-aye nidhi-prāpter ayam upāyaḥ | tad aham apy evaṃ kiṃ na karomi ? tataḥ prabhṛti sa nāpitaḥ pratyahaṃ tathāvidho laguḍa-hastaḥ sunibhṛtaṃ bhikṣor āgamanaṃ pratīkṣate | ekadā tena prāpto bhikṣur laguḍena vyāpāditaḥ | tasmād aparādhāt so 'pi nāpito rāja-puruṣair vyāpāditaḥ | ato 'haṃ bravīmi-puṇyāl labdhaṃ yad ekena ity ādi |

"Thus, then," concluded King Silver-sides, "in entertaining strangers a man may add to his friends."
Edwin Arnold 1861, The Book of Good Counsels

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The Book of Good Counsels — Edwin Arnold 1861, English
English (machine translation) — English, machine translation