Hitopdesh • Chapter 5 • Shloka 20
इत्यालोच्य
स कुलीरस्तस्य ग्रीवां चिच्छेद । स बकः पञ्चत्वं गतः ।
अतोऽहं ब्रवीमि भक्षयित्वा बहून्मत्स्यान् इत्यादि ॥
ततः स चित्रवर्णो राजाऽवदत् । शृणु तावन्मन्त्रिन् मयैतद्
आलोचितमस्ति यदत्रावस्थितेन मेघवर्णेन राज्ञा यावन्ति
वस्तूनि कर्पूरद्वीपस्योत्तमानि तावन्त्यस्माकमुपनेतव्यानि ।
तेन महता विलासेनास्माभिर्विन्ध्याचले स्थातव्यम् ।
दूरदर्शी विहस्याह -- देव
अनागतवतीं चिन्तां कृत्वा यस्तु प्रहृष्यति ।
स तिरस्कारमाप्नोति भग्नभाण्डो द्विजो यथा ॥
Thus, reflecting the crab cut off the neck of the crane, who thereupon died. Hence, I say - Having devoured many fishes etc. Upon this king Chitravarna said again - Just hear me, minister! I have thought thus of the matter. That Meghavarna, if left king here, will send us all the best things that are to be found in Karpuradvipa, so that I might live in great luxury on mount Vindhya. Duradarsi, having smiled, said - My lord, He who rejoices over things which have not come to pass suffers contempt like the Brahmana who broke the pots.
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