Hitopdesh • Chapter 3 • Shloka 156
किं मयापकृतं राज्ञः । अथवा निर्निमित्तापकारिणश्च भवन्ति राजानः ।
दमनको ब्रूते -- एवमेतत् । शृणु ।
विज्ञैः स्निग्धैरुपकृतमपि द्वेष्यतामेति किंचित्
साक्षादन्यैरपकृतमपि प्रीतिमेवोपयाति ।
दुर्ग्राह्यत्वान्नृपतिमनसां नैकभावाश्रयाणां
सेवाधर्मः परमगहनो योगिनामप्यगम्यः ॥
What wrong did I do to the king? Or rather, kings are wont to do injury without any cause. Damanaka observed - It is just so. Listen! Even an act of kindness, done by man eminently learned and affectionate, becomes hateful; while an actual injury done by others is just regarded with pleasure. On account of difficulty of understanding the minds of kings which are unsteady (lit., not the abode of one feeling); the duty of servitude is extremely difficult, not to be comprehended even by Yogis (those who have attained superhuman powers).
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