Hitopdesh • Chapter 2 • Shloka 103
वायसो ब्रूते -- मित्र अस्ति सुनिरूपितं स्थानम् ।
हिरण्यकोऽवदत् -- किं तत् ।
वायसः ब्रूते -- अस्ति दण्डकारण्ये
कर्पूरगौराभिधानं सरः । तत्र चिरकालोपार्जितः प्रियसुहृन्मे
मन्थराभिधानः कच्छपो धार्मिकः प्रतिवसति । यतः ।
परोपदेशे पाण्डित्यं सर्वेषां सुकरं नृणाम् ।
धर्मे स्वीयमनुष्ठानं कस्यचित्तु महात्मनः ॥
The crow said - There is a place well examined. Hiranyaka asked - 'Which is that?' The crow replied - There is a lake called Karparagaura in the Dandaka Forest. There dwells a pious tortoise, who is my dear friend, acquired a long while ago. For, to be wise in giving advice to others is a thing very easy for all to do; but to be true to the discharge of one's proper duties (or, to discharge one's duties as required by dharma) belongs to some magnanimous soul (only).
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