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समुद्रमन्थनन्यायः (samudramanthananyAyaH)

 
लौकिकन्यायः
English
When there was churning of ocean the gods and the demons participated. As a result, nectar came out of the ocean-churning which was taken away by the gods. But the ocean was put to extreme hardship. This maxim is used, describing a situation in which one is put to troubles and the other reaps the fruit of it.