यत्रोदकस्तत्रा वसन्ति हंसा स्तथैव शुष्कं परित्यजन्ति।
न हंसतुल्येन नरेण भाव्यं पुनस्तयजन्त: पुनराश्रयन्त: ।।
Yatrodakastatra Vasanti Hansaa Stathaiva Shuskam Parittyajanti |
Na Hansatullyena Narena Bhaavyam Punastayaajantah Punaraashrayantah ||
The swans dwell in the pond full of water. The moment its water dries they desert it. But man shouldn’t be like them to relinquish a place and again return to it
Chanakya expresses his opinion on allegiance. He says that the swans are basically the opportunistic and selfish. They stay for their own comfort and leave the pond heartlessly, without thinking about the agony the poor pond might be suffering. A man should not be so selfish but should live with his benefactor through weal and woe.
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