PANCHA TANTRA-MITRA BHEDAA-20

 SUBHASHITHANI:335

Pingalaka and Sanjeevaka became good friends and were spending time together discussing philosophy and wise statements of the sages.

स्तोकेनोन्नतिम् आयाति स्तोकेनायात्य् अधो-गतिम् ।
अहो ससदृशो चेष्टा तुलायष्टेः खलस्य च ॥ १६१ ॥

stokenonnatim āyāti stokenāyāty adho-gatim |
aho sasadṛśo ceṣṭā tulāyaṣṭeḥ khalasya ca || 161 ||

Wicked and lowly people both are similar to a weighing balance – just a little is enough to make them go up ( become angry), and just a little is enough to make them come down (become happy).

यदृच्छयाप्य् उपनतं सकृत् सज्जन-सङ्गतम् ।

भवत्य् अजरम् अत्यन्तं नाभ्यास-क्रमम् ईक्षते ॥ १६२ ॥

yadṛcchayāpy upanataṃ sakṛt sajjana-saṅgatam |
bhavaty ajaram atyantaṃ nābhyāsa-kramam īkṣate || 162 ||

Friendship with good people, even if developed by coincidence, stays for life. It does not depend solely on meeting constantly, or staying in touch every day.

புணர்ச்சி பழகுதல் வேண்டா உணர்ச்சிதான்
நட்பாங் கிழமை தரும்.Thirukkural-785

Living together and holding frequent intercourse are not necessary (for friendship); (mutual) understanding can alone create a claim for it.

फल-हीनं नृपं भृत्याः कुलीनम् अपि चोन्नतम् ।
सन्त्य् अज्यान्य् अत्र गच्छन्ति शुष्कं वृक्षम् इवाण्डजाः ॥ १६३ ॥

phala-hīnaṃ nṛpaṃ bhṛtyāḥ kulīnam api connatam |
santy ajyāny atra gacchanti śuṣkaṃ vṛkṣam ivāṇḍajāḥ || 163 ||

Even if the king belongs to a good family and considered great, if there is nothing to be gained from him, his servants leave him and go elsewhere, much like the birds leave a dry, fruitless tree, however big it may be.

अपि संमान-संयुक्ताः कुलीना भक्ति-तत्-पराः ।
वृत्ति-भङ्गान् महीपालं त्यजन्त्य् एव हि सेवकाः ॥ १६४ ॥

api saṃmāna-saṃyuktāḥ kulīnā bhakti-tat-parāḥ |
vṛtti-bhaṅgān mahīpālaṃ tyajanty eva hi sevakāḥ || 164 ||

Even if well-respected, even if born in a good family, even if very much in devotion, servants leave a king if he does not compensate them.

कालातिक्रमणं वृत्तेर्यो न कुर्वीत भूपतिः ।
कदाचित् तं न मुञ्चन्ति भर्त्सिता अपि सेवकाः ॥ १६५ ॥

kālātikramaṇaṃ vṛtteryo na kurvīta bhūpatiḥ |
kadācit taṃ na muñcanti bhartsitā api sevakāḥ || 165 ||

Servants never leave a king who pays them in time, even if they are treated rudely by him.

Slokas 166,167,168 all the three should be read together:

देशानाम् उपरि क्ष्माभृद् आतुराणां चिकित्सकाः ।
वणिजो ग्राहकाणां च मूर्खाणाम् अपि पण्डिताः ॥ १६६ ॥

deśānām upari kṣmābhṛd āturāṇāṃ cikitsakāḥ |
vaṇijo grāhakāṇāṃ ca mūrkhāṇām api paṇḍitāḥ || 166 ||

A king for his subjects, the doctor for his patients, the seller for his customers, the clever for the fools

प्रमादिनां तथा चौरा भिक्षुका गृह-मेधिनाम् ।
गणिकाः कामिनां चैव सर्व-लोकस्य शिल्पिनः ॥ १६७ ॥

pramādināṃ tathā caurā bhikṣukā gṛha-medhinām |
gaṇikāḥ kāmināṃ caiva sarva-lokasya śilpinaḥ || 167 ||

the thieves for people who aren’t cautious, prostitutes for their clients, workers for everyone else..

सामादि-सज्जितैः पाशैः प्रतीक्षन्ते दिवा-निशम् ।
उपजीवन्ति शक्त्या हि जलजा जलदान् इव ॥ १६८ ॥

sāmādi-sajjitaiḥ pāśaiḥ pratīkṣante divā-niśam |
upajīvanti śaktyā hi jalajā jaladān iva || 168 ||

they all wait day and night, with their well-laid traps, waiting to catch them unawares, and use them for their own survival. Much like bigger fish eat smaller fish, in order to survive.

सर्पाणां च खलानां च पर-द्रव्यापहारिणाम् ।
अभिप्राया न सिध्यन्ति तेनेदं वर्तते जगत् ॥ १६९ ॥

sarpāṇāṃ ca khalānāṃ ca para-dravyāpahāriṇām |
abhiprāyā na sidhyanti tenedaṃ vartate jagat || 169 ||

The wishes of snakes, thieves and bad people do not get fulfilled; this is the reason why the world still lives on.

SRI KRISHNAYA THUBHYAM NAMAH

PS: Last night( 25.11.2020) cyclone 'nivar' had a land fall near puduchery. Chennai is having heavy rain fall for more than 48 hours.