PANCHA TANTRA-MITRA BHEDAA-33

 SUBHASHIHANI:357

Damanaka( the fox) goes to Pingala( lion king )  and starts planting seeds of disaffection to separate the two good friends.

एकं भूमि-पतिः करोति सचिवं राज्ये प्रमाणं यदा

तं मोहाच् छ्रयते मदः स च मदाद् दास्येन निर्विद्यते ।
निर्विण्णस्य पदं करोति हृदये तस्य स्वतन्त्र-स्पृहा-

स्वातन्त्र्य-स्पृहया ततः स नृपतेः प्राणान् अभिद्रुह्यति ॥ २६३ ॥

ekaṃ bhūmi-patiḥ karoti sacivaṃ rājye pramāṇaṃ yadā

 taṃ mohāc chrayate madaḥ sa ca madād dāsyena nirvidyate |
nirviṇṇasya padaṃ karoti hṛdaye tasya svatantra-spṛhā-

 svātantrya-spṛhayā tataḥ sa nṛpateḥ prāṇān abhidruhyati || 263 ||

When a king gives all his power to just one central authority, pride takes possession of him on account of being drunk with power; through pride he gets dissatisfied with a state of servitude; disgust drives him to a desire for independence; it further leads to a stage where he seeks the life of the king.

न सो ऽस्ति पुरुषो राज्ञां यो न कामयते श्रियम् ।
अशक्ता एव सर्वत्र नरेन्द्रं पर्युपासते ॥ २६४ ॥

na so ‘sti puruṣo rājñāṃ yo na kāmayate śriyam |

a sarvatra narendraṃ paryupāsate || 264 ||

There is not one servant who does not desire to be a king. It is only due to their lack of ability and might, that they continue to serve.

 अनेक-दोष-दुष्टस्य कायः कस्य न वल्लभः ।

कुर्वन्न् अपि व्यलीकानि यः प्रियः प्रिय एव सः ॥ २६५ ॥

aneka-doṣa-duṣṭasya kāyaḥ kasya na vallabhaḥ |
kurvann api vyalīkāni yaḥ priyaḥ priya eva saḥ || 265 ||

In spite of being affected with many distempers, ailments or diseases, who does not love their own body? Although acting disagreeably or doing wrongs, a beloved person is ever a beloved person.

यस्मिन्नेवाधिकं चक्षुरारोपयति पार्थिवः ।
अकुलीनः कुलीनो वा स श्रिया भाजनं नरः ॥१.२६६॥
yasminn evādhikaṃ cakṣur āropayati pārthivaḥ |
akulīnaḥ kulīno vā sa śriyā bhājanaṃ naraḥ || 266 ||
The person on whom a king shows some special favours ,whether low-born or of noble descent , the same becomes the receptacle of respect and wealth.

उक्तो भवति यः पूर्वं गुणवानिति संसदि ।
तस्य दोषो न वक्तव्यः प्रतिज्ञाभङ्गभीरुणा ॥१.२६७॥
ukto bhavati yaḥ pūrvaṃ guṇavān iti saṃsadi |
tasya doṣo na vaktavyaḥ pratijñā-bhaṅga-bhīruṇā || 267 ||
Having praised him In an assembly, his fault should not be mentioned by one afraid of belying one’s own solemn declaration.

इतः स दैत्यः प्राप्तश्रीर्नेत एवार्हति क्षयम् ।r
विषवृक्षोऽपि संवर्ध्य स्वयं छेत्तुमसाम्प्रतम् ॥१.२६८॥

itaḥ sa daityaḥ prāpta-śrīr neta evārhati kṣayam |
viṣa-vṛkṣo 'pi saṃvardhya svayaṃ chettum asāmpratam || 268 ||
He ought not to be destroyed by me ; for it is not proper for one to cut down a poisonous tree after having reared it up oneself.

आदौ न वा प्रणयिनां प्रणयो विधेयो

दत्तो ऽथवा प्रतिदिनं परिपोषणीयः ।
उत्क्षिप्य यत् क्षिपति तत् प्रकरोति लज्जां

भूमौ स्थितस्य पतनाद् भयम् एव नास्ति ॥ २६९ ॥

ādau na vā praṇayināṃ praṇayo vidheyo

datto ‘thavā pratidinaṃ paripoṣaṇīyaḥ |
utkṣipya yat kṣipati tat prakaroti lajjāṃ

bhūmau sthitasya patanād bhayam eva nāsti || 269 ||

One should avoid being affectionate in the first place. If affection occurs by chance, then it should only increase with time. The person who shows a lot of affection, and then suddenly stops, is a mean person. And so, instead of stopping being affectionate, one should avoid it altogether. A person who is already on the ground, has not fear of falling.

SRI KRISHNAYA THUBHYAM NAMAH