Garudapurana 1.109.9
Garuḍapurāṇa 1.109.9
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1.109.9
vṛkṣaṃ kṣīṇaphalaṃ tyajanti vihagāḥ śuṣkaṃ saraḥ sārasānirdravyaṃ puruṣaṃ tyajanti gaṇikā bhraṣṭaṃ nṛpaṃ mantriṇaḥ /
puṣpaṃ paryuṣitaṃ tyajanti madhupāḥ dargdha vanāntaṃ mṛgāḥ sarvaḥ kāryavaśājjano hi ramate kasyāsti ko vallabhaḥ //
Birds leave a tree whose fruit is exhausted, cranes a dry lake; courtesans leave a penniless man, ministers a fallen king; / bees leave a stale flower, deer a burnt forest. Indeed, everyone enjoys themselves only for their own purpose: who is beloved to anyone?
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- Rājanītiśāstra — Cāṇakya, Sanskrit