Shloka 5
न हि रज्ञामुदीर्णानामेवम्भूतैर्नरै: क्वचित् । सख्यं भवति मन्दात्मन् श्रिया हीनैर्धनच्युतै:,ओ मूढ़! बड़े-बड़े राजाओंकी तुम्हारे-जैसे श्रीहीन और निर्धन मनुष्योंके साथ कभी मित्रता नहीं होती
na hi rājñām udīrṇānām evambhūtair naraiḥ kvacit | sakhyaṃ bhavati mandātman śriyā hīnair dhanacyutaiḥ ||
हे मन्दबुद्धि! बड़े-बड़े उदात्त राजाओं की तुम्हारे-जैसे श्रीहीन और धनच्युत मनुष्यों के साथ कभी भी मित्रता नहीं होती।
हुपद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse conveys a pragmatic political lesson: in royal society, friendship and alliance tend to follow power, prosperity, and standing; those lacking wealth and fortune are often excluded from the circles of great kings.
A speaker rebukes or dismisses someone as unfit for royal friendship, arguing that eminent kings do not associate as friends with people considered impoverished or lacking in prosperity, thereby asserting a status-based boundary.