Hitopdesh • Chapter 2 • Shloka 20
तन् मया भद्रं
न कृतम् यदत्र मारात्मके विश्वासः कृतः । तथा ह्युक्तम् --
नदीनां शस्त्रपाणीनां नखिनां शृङ्गिणां तथा ।
विश्वासो नैव कर्तव्यः स्त्रीषु राजकुलेषु च ॥
I, therefore, did not do well in that I placed confidence in this ferocious animal. For, says the precept - Trust should never be placed in rivers, in persons having weapons in their hands, in animals armed with claws, and horns, as well as in women and royal families.
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