Hitopdesh • Chapter 2 • Shloka 209
किं च । मित्रं प्रीतिरसायनं नयनयोरानन्दनं चेतसः
पात्रं यत्सुखदुःखयोः सह भवेन्मित्रेण तद्दुर्लभम् ।
ये चान्ये सुहृदः समृद्धिसमये द्रव्याभिलाषाकुलास्
ते सर्वत्र मिलन्ति तत्त्वनिकषग्रावा तु तेषां विपत् ॥
Moreover, a friend, who is the elixir of joy to the eyes, the delight of the heart and the sharer of pleasure or pain with his friend, is hard to be found; but those other friends, who, attracted by the lust of riches, gather together in prosperity, are found everywhere: adversity is the touchstone on which to test their sincerity (real nature).
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