[neeti-22]
स्वल्पस्नायुवसावशेषमलिनं निर्मांसमप्यस्थिकंश्वा लब्ध्वा परितोषमेति न तु तत्तस्य क्षुधाशान्तये ।सिंहो जम्बुकमङ्कमागतमपि त्यक्त्वा निहन्ति द्विपंसर्वः कृच्छ्रगतोऽपि वाञ्छति जनः सत्त्वानुरूपं फलम् ॥२२॥svalpasnāyuvasāvaśeṣamalinaṃ nirmāṃsamapyasthikaṃśvā labdhvā paritoṣameti na tu tattasya kṣudhāśāntaye |siṃho jambukamaṅkamāgatamapi tyaktvā nihanti dvipaṃsarvaḥ kṛcchragato'pi vāñchati janaḥ sattvānurūpaṃ phalam ||22||
Translation
(DOG WILL EAT ANYTHING: NOT THE LION)
The dog gets a small bone-piece of a dead cow, which is dirty, with the sinews and marrow sticking on it; eats it though it has no flesh in it; and is completely satisfied, though that bone-piece does not satiate its hunger. Whereas the lion rejects the fox which is on his lap even, and attacks only the elephant. A man who is perfect in his character, though in the worst circumstance, desires only the fruits that his talents deserve! ॥ 22 ॥