HitopadeshaAnushtubh
परोऽपि हितवान्बन्धुः बन्धुरप्यहितः परः । अहितो देहजो व्याधिः हितमारण्यमौषधम् ॥
परःstranger
हितवान्well-wishing
बन्धुःkinsman
अहितःharmful
देहजःborn in the body
व्याधिःdisease
आरण्यम्of the forest
औषधम्medicine
A stranger who wishes you well is a kinsman; a relative who harms you is a stranger. A disease born within the body is harmful; a herb growing in a distant forest is beneficial.
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