The works of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya

Praśnottararatnamālikā

Verse 31

कुत्र विधेयो वासः सज्जननिकटेऽथवा काश्याम् ।कः परिहार्यो देशः पिशुनयुतो लुब्धभूपश्च ॥ ३० ॥

In plain words

Where should you live? Close to good people — or in Kāśī. Which place should you get out of? One crawling with slanderers, and one under a greedy king.

Close to the Sanskrit

Where should dwelling be made? Near good people, or else in Kāśī. Which place is to be avoided? One filled with slanderers, and one with a greedy king.