यथा मधुकरस्तर्षात्काशपुष्पं पिबन्नपि। रसमत्रन न विन्देत तथानार्येषु सैहृदम्॥
yathā madhukarastarṣātkāśapuṣpaṃ pibannapi| rasamatrana na vindeta tathānāryeṣu saihṛdam||
English Meaning
As a bee, after feeding uport the Kāśa flowers, does not get honey so is (fruitless) the friendship with unworthy persons.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)