GYAATHAYAH-ज्ञातयः-KINSMEN-PATERNAL RELATIONS

 SUBHASHITHANI:333

Vibhishana advised Ravana to return Sita devi to Rama. Annoyed to hear this advice, Ravana castigates him with harsh words. The following slokas from Ramayana are the utterances of Ravana to Vibhishana:

जानामि शीलम् ज्ञातीनाम् सर्व लोकेषु राक्षस |
हृष्यन्ति व्यसनेष्वेते ज्ञातीनाम् ज्ञातयः सदा ||Ramayana

Jaanaami sheelam gyatheenaam sarva lokeshu rakshasa I

Hrushyanti vyasaneshvete gyateenaam gyaatayah sadaa II

"O, demon! I know the conduct of kinsmen in all the worlds. Kinsmen, as a rule, always  rejoice  at the calamities of their own kinsmen" 6.16.3 

प्रधानम् साधकम् वैद्यम् धर्म शीलम् च राक्षस |
ज्ञातयो ह्यनमन्यन्ते शूरम् परिभवन्ति च || ६-१६-४

Pradhaanam saadhakam vaidhyam dharma sheelam cha rakshasa I

Gyaatayo hyanamanyante shooram paribhavanti cha II

"O, demon! The kinsmen indeed insult and even humiliate their kinsman, who is an effective leader, a person of education and right conduct and a valiant man." 6.16.4

नित्यम् अन्योन्य सम्हृष्टा व्यसनेष्वाततायिनः |
प्रच्चन्न हृदया घोरा ज्ञातयस् तु भय आवहाः || ६-१६-५

Nityam anyonya samhrushtaa vyasaneshvaatataayinah I

Prachchanna hrudayaa ghoraa gyaatayas tu bhaya aavahaah II

Feeling highly rejoiced in the misfortunes of one another , having secret designs and treacherous minds, kinsfolk are generally cruel and formidable. 6.16.5

नाग्निर्नान्यानि शस्त्राणि न नः पाशा भयावहाः |
घोराः स्वार्थप्रयुक्तास्तु ज्ञातयो नो भयावहाः || ६-१६-७

Naagnirna anyaani shastraani na nah paashaa bhayaavahaah I

Ghoraah svaarthapyayuktaastu gyaatayo no  bhayaavahaah II

Neither fire nor other arms ,again snares strike terror in to us; but those of our own kind , who are cruel and actuated by selfish interest are begetting fear to us.6.16.7

उपायमेते वक्ष्यन्ति ग्रहणे नात्रसंशयः |
कृत्स्नाद् भयाज्ज्ञातिभयम् सुकष्टम् विदितम् च नः || ६-१६-८

Upaayamete vakshyanti grahane naatrasamsayah I

Krusnaad bhayad gyati bhayam sukashtam viditam cha nah II

"These kinsmen will inform the strategy to our enemies to seize us. There is no doubt about this.Nay, the perils from our own kinsmen known to us as the most formidable perils of all perils.6.16.8

विद्यते गोषु सम्पन्नम् विद्यते ज्ञातितो भयम् |
विद्यते स्त्रीषु चापल्यम् विद्यते ब्राह्मणे तप:  || ६-१६-९

Vidhyate goshu sampannam vidhyate gyaatito bhayam I

Vidhyate streeshu chaapalyam vidhyate brahmane tapah II

"There is wealth in cows. There is fear for kinsmen. There is fickleness in women. There is austerity in Brahmins."6.16.9

स्वभावेन हि तुष्यन्ति देवाः सत्पुरुषाः जनाः I
ज्ञातयः स्नानपानाभ्यां वाक्यदानेन पण्डिताः।।Chanakya niti

svabhaavena hi tushyanti devaah satpurushaa janaah  |
jnaatayastvannapaanaabhyaam vaakyadaanena panditaah  || 
Devas and sadhus are by nature  always contented and happy. Friends and relatives are happy with dinner, Wise men are happy when they exchange pleasant words.

अवध्या ब्राह्मणा गावो स्त्रियो बालाश्च ज्ञातयः ।
येषां चान्नानि भुञ्जीत ये च स्युः शरणागताः ॥१.२१४॥

Avadhyaa brahmanaa gaavo striyo bhalaascha gyaatayah I
Yesham cha annaani bhunjeeta ye cha syuh sharanaagatah II

The following should never be killed under any circumstances: A vedic scholar, cows, women, children, and relatives; also those whose food you have taken and those who have sought your refuge. Pancha tantra 1.214

अधनाद्हि निवर्तन्ते ज्ञातयः सुहृदो जनाः ।
अपुष्पादफलाद्वृक्षात् यथा सर्वे पतत्रिणः ॥४०॥

Adhanat hi nivartante gyaatayah suhrudo janaah I
Apushpaat phalaat vrukshaat yatha sarve patatrinah II

Relatives and friends leave a person who is poor; just like birds desert trees devoid of fruits and flowers.

गतिरेका पतिर्नार्या द्वितीया गतिरात्मजः।
तृतीया ज्ञातयो राजंश्चतुर्थी नेह विद्यते।।Ramayana - 2.61.27

Gatirekaa patir naaryaa dviteeyaa gatiraatmajah I
Truteeyaa gyaatayo rajan chaturthee neha vidyate II

O king for a woman the first refuge is the husband, the second her son, the third her relatives and there is no fourth alternative in this world.

SRI KRISHNAYA THUBHYAM NAMAH

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