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THE STORY OF TWO BROTHERS.
Two brothers started from agt Hémapura, on a journey to a distant country. In a forest, they saw an ant-hill with five peaks On opening one peak of the ant-hill, they obtained an abundant quantity of highly delicious fresh drinking water. They drank the water and were highly delighted. The elder brother then told his younger brother “Now, let us open the other peak; saying so, they opened the second peak and acquired much wealth. On opening the third peak, they acquired silver, and on opening the fourth peak, they acquired abundant gold. Out of avarice, the younger brother tried to open the fifth peak. His elder brother said “Do not be greedy.
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मूलं मोहविषद्रुमस्य सुकवाम्भोराशिकुम्भोद्भवः, क्रोषाग्नेररणिः प्रतापतरणिपच्छादने तोयदः । क्रीडासद्य कविवेकशशिनः स्वर्भानुरापनदी, सिन्धुः कीर्तिलताकलापकलभो लोभः पराभूयताम् ॥ १ ॥
1. Mūlam moha-visa-drumasya sukrutāphầrośı kumbhodbhavaḥ
Krodhāgnéraraqih pratāpatarapi pracchādané toyadaḥ Kridásadma-kalè-s-viyékaśaśınab sya-r-bhānurăpannadi Sindhub kīrtilatā-kalāpa-kalabho lobhah parābhūyatām
1. Avarice is the root of the poison-tree Ate Moha. (Infatuation ); it is like Agastya in drinking away the heap of good deeds; it is like fuel of tinder-sticks to the fire of anger; it is like a rain-cloud in over-coming the brilliance of dignity; it is a play-ground for quarrels: it is like a Rāhu in eclipsing the brightness of discrimination; it is an ocean to the river of misfortune; it is like a young elephant in destroying the creeper of fame. Therefore, subdue avarice.
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