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# Garudapurana 1.115.41

Garuḍapurāṇa 1.115.41

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.115.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.115.41)

abalasya balaṃ rājā bālasya ruditaṃ balam /  
balaṃ mūrkhasya maunaṃ hi taskarasyānṛtaṃ balam //

> The strength of the weak is the king; the strength of an infant is crying; / the strength of a fool is silence; the strength of a thief is falsehood.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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## Linked texts (1)

- [Śukasaptati (ed. Richard Schmidt)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.sukasaptati*schmidt1899.3.3.2) — Sanskrit

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