हितोपदेश - सुहृद्भेद - गुणः

मणिर्लुठति पादेषु काचः शिरसि धार्यते ।
यथैवास्तु तथैवास्तु काचः काचो मणिर्मणिः ॥

- हितोपदेश, सुहृद्भेद

maNiH luThati pAdeShu kAchaH shirasi dhAryate ।
yathaivAstu tathaivAstu kAchaH kAchaH maNiH maNiH ॥

- hitiopadesha, suhRudbheda

A gem may be worn on the foot where it get beaten often. A glass piece may be worn over the head. Let them be where they are. Wherever they are, a gem is a gem and glass piece is a glass piece.

- Hitiopadesha, Suhrudbheda