सुभाषितरत्नभाण्डागार - बुद्बुद उपमा

अभ्रच्छाया तृणाग्निश्च खले प्रीतिः स्थले जलम् ।
वेश्यासक्तिः कुमित्रं च षडेते बुद्बुदोपमाः ॥

- सुभाषितरत्नभाण्डागार

abhrat ChAyA tRuNAgni khale prItiH sthale jalam ।
veshya aasaktiH kumitram cha ShaD ete budbuda upamAH ॥

- subhAShitaratnabhANDAgAra

The following six things as ephemeral as a water bubble - shade from a cloud, fire from grass, love shown by a rogue, water that is spilled over land, attention span of a prostitute and a bad friend.

- Subhashitaratnabhandagara

किरातार्जुनीय - मानहीनः

शक्तिवैकल्यनम्रस्य निःसारत्वाल्लघीयसः |
जन्मिनो मानहीनस्य तृणस्य च समा गतिः ||

- किरातार्जुनीय

A blade of grass bends due to lack of strength. It flies away due to lack of weight. A person without honour is just like a grass - without inner strength or weight.

- Kiratarjuniya

पञ्चतंत्र - मित्रभेद - एकता

बहूनामप्यसाराणां समवायो हि दुर्जयः |
तृणैरावेष्ट्यते रज्जुर्येन नागोपि बध्यते ||

- पञ्चतंत्र - मित्रभेद

When many seemingly powerless beings unite, they can not be defeated easily. Just like a rope made of grass (many of them) can tie down an elephant

- Panchatantra, Mitrabheda