Hitopdesh • Chapter 2 • Shloka 57
अधुनास्य संनिधाने पलायितुमक्षमः । तद्यथा भवितव्यं
तद्भवतु । तावद्विश्वासमुत्पाद्यास्य समीपमुपगच्छामि ।
ईत्यालोच्योपसृत्याब्रवीत् -- आर्य त्वामभिवन्दे ।
गृध्रोऽवदत् -- कस्त्वम् ।
सोऽवदत् -- मार्जारोऽहम् ।
गृध्रो ब्रूते -- दूरमपसर । नो चेद्धन्तव्योऽसि मया ।
मार्जारोऽवदत् -- श्रूयतां
तावदस्मद्वचनम् । ततो यद्यहं वध्यस्तदा हन्तव्यः । यतः ।
जातिमात्रेण किं कश्चिद्धन्यते पूज्यते क्वचित् ।
व्यवहारं परिज्ञाय वध्यः पूज्योऽथवा भवेत् ॥
Now that I am in his presence, I cannot run away. So let things take what course they may. I will first create confidence in him and then approach him. Thus resolved, he went forth and said - Sir, I salute you. The Vulture asked - Who are you? He replied - A cat. The Vulture said - Get away, else I shall have to kill you. The cat said - In the first place, hear me, and then, if you deem me to be worthy of death, let me not live. For, is anyone killed or honoured merely because he belongs to a particular class? It is only on one's actions (conduct) being fully known that one is found fit to merit death or respect.
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