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पराह्नच्छायान्यायः (parAhnacchAyAnyAyaH)

 
लौकिकन्यायः
English
Ex. आरम्भगुर्वी क्षयिणी क्रमेण लघ्वी पुरा वृद्धिमती पश्चात्। दिनस्य पूर्वाधंपराधीभिन्ना छायेव मैत्री खलु सज्जनानाम्। --भर्तृहरि, नीतिशतक, 47
The length of a shadow of a thing is less in the earlier part of the day
while it is longer in the later part of the day. It is short in the afternoon but gradually it increases in the latter part of the day. The maxim opines that the friendship with the good people is longer and stable after some days though it seems shorter in the early days.
In contrast to this, the friendship with the wicked appears to be longer or close in the beginning but becomes shorter or less as the time passes. 421.