चौ0—सयनय नहप बिबिˇ `िन `» मागUीउ । कC्UसाŠय पयनि गUô¤गU कि नागUीउ॥ ुगU§ ०क र ुिि सय»म 'Uपार्§ । िगUा¡ परंUिय ०क क˘िUनार्§॥ 1॥ मम ुाˇीन `य»यिि नहप सôर्§ । मôर `ाब िव न»र न गUôर्§॥ ुा`य ल»ेउ ुLर `ब िेउ भय“¡र । कागŒU केर »हगU »ýाम न »य“¡र॥ 2॥ `ौं न `ा'¡U िव गUô§ ुका`Œ । बना ुा§ ुसमं`स ुा`Œ॥ सयनि मगUीस बôले'U महदय बानी । नाथ नि»म ुसि नीिि ब„ानी॥ 3॥ ब˙‚ेU सनेगU लघाय‹गU पर करगUीउ । »िरि नि` सिरनि सदा िहन ˇरगUीउ॥ `लˇि ु»ाˇ मौलि बगU ¨ेरनŒ । संिि ˇरनि ˇरि सिर रेUनŒ॥ 4॥
sunu nṛpa bibidha jatana jaga mŒhī ¡, kaṣ¢asŒdhya puni hohi ò ki nŒhī ¡. ahai eka ati sugama upŒī, tahŒ ¡ parantu eka ka¢hinŒī.1. mama Œdhīna juguti nṛpa soī, mora jŒba tava nagara na hoī. Œju lage¡ aru jaba te¡ bhayaµu¡, kŒhµu ke gṛha grŒma na gayaµu ¡ .2. jau¡ na jŒu¡ tava hoi akŒjµu, banŒ Œi asamañjasa Œjµu. suni mahīsa boleu mṛdu bŒnī, nŒtha nigama asi nīti bakhŒnī.3. baRe saneha laghunha para karahī¡, giri nija sirani sadŒ tṛna dharahī ¡. jaladhi agŒdha mauli baha phenµu, santata dharani dharata sira renµu.4.
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“Listen, O king: there are various expedients in this world. But they are hard to accomplish and are of doubtful issue besides. Of course, there is one very simple device; but that too involves one difficulty. Its contrivance depends on me; but my going to your city is out of the question. Ever since I was born I have never been to anybody’s house or village so far. And if I do not go, it will be a misfortune for you. I am therefore in a dilemma today.” Hearing this, the king replied in a polite language, “My lord, there is a maxim laid down in the Vedas: the great show kindness to the small. Mountains always bear tiny blades of grass on their tops, the fathomless ocean carries floating foam on its breast and the earth ever bears dust on its bosom.” (1—4)
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