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50 passagesतथा च- वचस् तत्र प्रयोक्तव्यं यत्रोक्तं लभते फलम् । स्थायी भवति चात्यन्तं रागः शुक्ल-पटे यथा ॥
And likewise: Speech should be used where it obtains a result; just as color becomes completely lasting on a white cloth.
दमक आह- मा मैवं वद । अप्रधानः प्रधानः स्यात् सेवते यदि पार्थिवम् । प्रधानो ऽप्य् अप्रधानः स्याद् यदि सेवा-विवर्जितः ॥
Damaka said: “Do not speak thus. A subordinate becomes principal if he serves the king; even a principal becomes subordinate if he is without service.”
यत उक्तं च-
For it is also said:
आसन्नम् एव नृपतिर् भजते मनुष्यं विद्या-विहीनम् अकुलीनम् असंस्कृतं वा । प्रायेण भूमि-पतयः प्रमदा लताश् च यत् पार्श्वतो भवति तत् परिवेष्टयन्ति ॥
A king favors only a person who is near, whether lacking learning, of low birth, uncultivated, or otherwise. Generally, kings, women, and creepers surround whatever is beside them.
तथा च- कोप-प्रसाद-वस्तूनि ये विचिन्वन्ति सेवकाः । आरोहन्ति शनैः पश्चाद् धुन्वन्तम् अपि पार्थिवम् ॥
Thus too: Servants who seek out the things that bring about anger and favor gradually rise, and later even mount the king while he is shaking.
Panchatantra
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