Hitopdesh • Chapter 2 • Shloka 123
ततः खनित्रमादाय तेन विवरं खनित्वा चिरसंचितं मम धनं गृहीतम् । ततः
प्रभृति निजशक्तिहीनः सत्त्वोत्साहसहितः स्वाहारमप्युत्पादयितुमक्षमः सत्रासं
मन्दं मन्दमुपसर्पेशूडाकर्णेनाहमवलोकितः । ततस्तेनोक्तं --
धनेन बलवान्ल्लोके धनाद्भवति पण्डितः ।
पश्यैनं मूषिकं पापं स्वजातिसमतां गतम् ॥
Then he took a spade and having dug out my burrow, took away my long-hoarded wealth. Henceforward, deprived of my strength, without spirit and energy, and unable to earn even my own food, I was observed by Chudakarna, moving along slowly and with trepidation. Then he observed - In this world a man becomes powerful by wealth, and by wealth also he becomes (is considered) learned. Look at this wicked mouse reduced to the level of his kind.
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