Hitopdesh • Chapter 3 • Shloka 145
सिंहो ब्रूते -- ज्ञायतां तावत्किमस्माकमसौ कर्तुं शक्नोति । दमनक आह -- देव ।
अङ्गाङ्गिभावमज्ञात्वा कथं सामर्थ्यनिर्णयः ।
पश्य टिट्टिभमात्रेण समुद्रो व्याकुलीकृतः ॥
The lion said - Let it be first ascertained what harm he is able to do us. Damanaka replied - My lord, how can one's power be ascertained unless the relation of principal and subordinate is known? Behold how an insignificant bird like a tittibha (a lapwing) overpowered the sea.
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