Hitopdesh • Chapter 5 • Shloka 6
तावाहतुः -- कथमेतत् ।
कूर्मः कथयति --
॥ कथा २ ॥
पुरास्मिन्नेव सरस्येवंविधेषु
धीवरेषूपस्थितेषु मत्स्यत्रयेणालोचितम् । तत्रानागतविधाता
नामैको मत्स्यः । तेनोक्तं -- अहं तावज्जलाशयान्तरं गच्छामि ।
इत्युक्त्वा ह्रदान्तरं गतः । अपरेण प्रत्युत्पन्नमतिनाम्ना
मस्त्येनाभिहितम् -- भविष्यदर्थे प्रमाणाभावात्कुत्र मया गन्तव्यम् ।
तदुत्पन्ने यथाकार्यमनुष्ठेयम् । तथा चोक्तम् --
उत्पन्नामापदं यस्तु समाधत्ते स बुद्धिमान् ।
वणिजो भार्यया जारः प्रत्यक्षे निह्नुतो यथा ॥
The two asked - How was this? The tortoise then related - Formerly in this very lake, when fishermen like these had come, three fishes took counsel together. A fish, Anagatavidhata by name, was one of them. He said - As for myself I will go to another pond. Having said so he went to another pool. Another fish, Pratyutpannamati by name, observed - Since there is no certainty of future events happening (as expected or in a particular way) where can I go? So, when the emergency arises, I shall act as the occasion would require. For it is said - He is (really) talented who counteracts (surmounts) a difficulty as it arises; just as the wife of a merchant concealed her lover before (his very) eyes.
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