Verse 60·VR 6.17.60

पृच्च्यमानो विशन्केत सहसा बुद्धिमान् वचः | तत्र मित्रम् प्रदुष्येत मिथ्य पृष्टम् सुख आगतम् ||६-१७-६०

pR^icchyamaano vishanketa sahasaa buddhimaan vacaH | tatra mitram praduShyeta mithya pR^iShTam sukha aagatam ||6-17-60

Translation

"A wise man being questioned suddenly would be apprehensive of that questioning. In those circumstances, an easily obtained friend becomes faithless upon facing a deceitful questioning."

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buddhimaan

a wise man

pR^ichchyemaanaH

being questioned

sahasaa

suddenly

vishaN^kena

would be apprehensive

vachaH

of the talk

tatra

in those circumstances

sukhaagatam

an easily obtained

mitram

friend

pradushhyeta

becomes faithless

mithyaapR^ishhTam

due to deceitful questioning

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Vibhishana Reaches Rama's Place

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