॥ चिती प्रदेशाः ॥ হুলস্থ ইহা চুড়াকৰ্ণ দেখিল অনস্তুর সে কহিল লোক ধনেতে বলবান হয় ধনহইত্তে পণ্ডিত হয় এই পাপিষ্ঠ মুকিকে দেশ এখন আপন জাতিতুল্যতাকে পাইল । আর খনেত্তে রহিত্ত অল্পবুদ্ধি পুরুষের সমস্ত ক্রিয়া নষ্ট হয় যেমন গ্রীষ্ম কালে কুৎসিত নদী সকল জলরহিত হইয়া নষ্ট হয় । And hence there must be some hidden cause for the extraordinary strength of this mouse. He considered for a moment, and at length determined that the reason must be in a hoard of wealth; for In this world the wealthy are, every one, every where, and at all times, powerful, Riches are the foundation of preferment, and an introduction to the prince. Having said this, a spade was brought, and my hole being dug open by that mendicant, the hoard which I had been accumukating for many years, , was carried away. After this, day by day, my strength decreased. and having little power to exert Inyself, I was unable to procure even sufficient to support life; and in this condition as I was fearfully aud feebly sculking about, 1 was obεerved by Churakarna, upon which he repeated the following lines: “With wealth all are powerful; from weakth a man is esteemed learned. Behold this wicked mouse ! see, how he is reduced to the natural level of his species : Deprived of riches, all the actions of man of little judgment disappear, like trifling streams in the summer's keat. .سy نمایی
