Hitopdesh • Chapter 4 • Shloka 136
अथागत्य प्रणम्य मेघवर्णो ब्रूते -- देव
दृष्टिप्रसादं कुरु । एष युद्धार्थो विपक्षो दुर्गद्वारि वर्तते ।
तद् देवपादादेशाद् बहिर्निःसृत्य
स्वविक्रमं दर्शयामि । तेन देवपादानामानृण्यमुपगच्छामि ।
चक्रो ब्रूते -- मैवम् । यदि बहिर्निःसृत्य
योद्धव्यम् तदा दुर्गाश्रयणमेव निष्प्रयोजनम् ।
अपरं च । विषमोऽपि यथा नक्रः सलिलान् निसृतो वशः ।
वनाद्विनिर्गतः शूरः सिंहोऽपि स्याच्छृगालवत् ॥
Now Meghavarna, having come and bowed to the king, said - My lord, favour me with a glance. The enemy is at the castle-gate anxious for fight. Sallying forth then, at the command of Your Majesty's feet, I will display my valour, by which (act) I will pay off the debt I owe to Your Majesty. Not so - said Chakravaka. If we are to go out and fight, then in vain have we taken shelter in the fortress. Moreover, a crocodile, although formidable, can be easily overcome when come out of water; and the lion, although brave, is like a jackal when he is out of the forest.
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