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Laukikanyāyakośa
 
The sound of the cock is weak in the beginning but
goes on increasing slowly.
 
175. कुण्डधारोपास्तिन्यायः
 
Once a person served a Yakṣa called Kuṇḍadhara
sincerely. As the Yakṣa didnot have the power to give
a boon, he managed to give a boon to the devotee
from the deity. The good persons, in spite of their
weakness, try to do good to the people through
somebody. The good people try to increase the Sattva
quality of a man when they want to help. The maxim
underlines this trait of the character of good men.
 
176. कुमारीकङ्कणन्यायः
 
45
 
This maxim refers to a legend when some persons
came to a certain house to see a girl. They heard the
noise of the bangles when the girl started pounding.
The bangles slowly dropped except one and the noise
practically stopped. This legend suggests that a person
alone can attain peace by meditation without the
assistance of anybody else.
 
177. कुमारीकङ्कणन्यायः
 
बहूनां कलहो नित्यं द्वाभ्यां सड घर्षणं तथा ।
एकाकी विचरिष्यामि कुमारीकङ्कणं यथा ॥
 
A man who tries to have company with many, may not
be happy, as the company with many may result in
quarrels, Even the company of one cannot avoid
differences. One bracelet on the wrist of a virgin lady
does not create any sound. So the man ultimately
decides to live without the company of anybody else.
178, कुम्भदीपिकान्यायः
 
A lamp which is burning inside a jar, may not be seen