Hitopadesha 3.8
Hitopadeśa 3.8
- Language
- Sanskrit
3.8
rājā vihasyāha-
ātmanaś ca pareṣāṃ ca yaḥ samīkṣya balābalam |
antaraṃ naiva jānāti sa tiraskriyate'ribhiḥ //
'Yet a man should measure his own strength first,' said the Rajah, smiling; 'how did you fare against King Jewel-plume's fellows?'
Translations (2)
- The Book of Good Counsels — Edwin Arnold 1861, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation
Linked texts (3)
- Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha — Sanskrit
- Subhāṣitaratnabhāṇḍāgāra — Kāśīnātha Pāṇḍuraṅga Paraba 1886, Sanskrit
- Indische Sprüche — Otto von Böhtlingk 1863, Sanskrit