Hitopdesh • Chapter 4 • Shloka 117
त्वया स्वबलोत्साहमवलोक्य साहसैकरसिना मयोपन्यस्तेष्वपि
मन्त्रेष्वनवधानं वाक्पारुष्यं च कृतम् ।
अतो दुर्नीतेः फलमिदमनुभूयते । तथा चोक्तम् --
दुर्मन्त्रिणं कमुपयान्ति न नीतिदोषाः
संतापयन्ति कमपथ्यभुजं न रोगाः ।
कं श्रीर्न दर्पयति कं न निहन्ति मृत्युः
कं स्त्रीकृता न विषयाः परितापयन्ति ॥
Your Highness, observing (or, taking note of) the (over)enthusiasm (or activity) of your army and solely intent on adventure, did not heed even the counsels I laid before you, and used harsh words. Hence this is the fruit of your misbehaviour (or, erroneous policy) that you have been experiencing. For it is said - What king who is ill-advised, (or, has bad ministers) does not suffer from the (evil consequences of) errors of policy? Whom, eating unwholesome things, do diseases not afflict? Whom does not wealth make proud? Whom does not Death kill? And whom do not the amorous sports of women torment?
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