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# Garudapurana 1.114.50

Garuḍapurāṇa 1.114.50

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.114.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.114.50)

nātyantaṃ saralairbhāvyaṃ nātyantaṃ mṛdunā tathā /  
saralāstatra chidyante kubjāstiṣṭhanti pādapāḥ //

> One should not be overly straight, nor should one be excessively soft; / for straight trees are cut down there, while the crooked ones remain standing.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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