मृगतृष्णासमं वीक्ष्य संसारं क्षणभङ्गुरम् ।
सज्जनैः सङ्गतं कुर्याद्धर्माय च सुखाय च ॥
mṛga-tṛṣṇā-samaṁ vīkṣya saṁsāraṁ kṣaṇa-bhaṅguram |
sajjanaiḥ saṅgataṁ kuryād dharmāya ca sukhāya ca ||
(Hitopadeśa: Sandhi, 138)
“Seeing the world of saṁsāra to be perishable in a moment like a mirage, associate with the sādhus for the sake of dharma and happiness.”