Hitopdesh • Chapter 5 • Shloka 13
चक्रवाको ब्रूते -- ततस्ततः ।
प्रणिधिरुवाच -- ततः प्रधानमन्त्रिणा गृध्रेणाभिहितम् ।
देव नेदमुचितम् । प्रसादान्तरं किमपि क्रियताम् । यतः ।
अविचारयतो युक्तिकथनं तुषखण्डनम् ।
नीचेषूपकृतं राजन्बालुकास्विव मूत्रितम् ॥
Chakravaka - What then? The spy - Then the prime minister, the Vulture, said - my lord, this is not proper. Bestow upon him some other favour. For, giving advice to one who is inconsiderate is simply like pounding chaff (a bootless labour); an obligation conferred upon a mean person is like pissing on sand.
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