[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Garudapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda) › 1.109.9 # Garudapurana 1.109.9 Garuḍapurāṇa 1.109.9 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.109.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.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? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.109.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.109.8) - [Next: 1.109.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.109.10) - [Up: 1.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.109) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.109.9) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Rājanītiśāstra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.gnomic.niti.rajanitisastra.2.19) — Cāṇakya, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.109.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.109.9) · Pramāṇa