Verse 11·VR 6.16.11
यथा पुष्करपत्रेषु पतितास्तोयबिन्दवः | न श्लेषमभिगच्चन्ति तथानार्येषु सौहृदम् || ६-१६-११
yathaa puShkarapatreShu patitaastoyabindavaH | na shleShamabhigacchanti tathaanaaryeShu sauhR^idam || 6-16-11
Translation
"As drops of water fallen on lotus leaves do not get clung to those leaves, so also a friendship does not cling to vulgar ones."
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yathaa
how
toyabindavaH
drops of water
palitaaH
fallen
pushhkarapatreshhu
on lotus leaves
na abhigachchhanti
do not get
shleshham
clinging
tathaa
in the same manner. SouhR^idam = friendship
anaaryeshhu
in vulgar ones.'
Chapter context
16
Ravana Refuses to Hear the Words of Vibhishana
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