PANCHA TANTRA-MITRA BHEDAA-35

 SUBHASHITHANI:359

The story of the blue jackal 

यद्येव न भवेल्लोके कर्म जिह्वाप्रतुष्टिदम् ।
तन्न भृत्यो भवेत्कश्चित्कस्यचिद्वशगोऽथ वा ॥१.२७८॥

Yad yeva bhavet loke karma jihvaa pratushtidam I
Tanna bhrutyo bhavet kaschit kasyachit vasago athavaa II 278

If action in this world will not contribute to the pleasure of the tongue then no one will be serving some one else or under any one’s control.

यद् असत्यम्वदॆन् मर्त्यॊ यद् वासॆव्यम्च सॆवतॆ। 
यद् गच्छति विदॆशम्च तत् सर्वम् उदरार्थतः॥२७९ ||

yad asatyamvadena matyor yad vāsevyamcha sevate |
yad gacchati videshamcha tat sarvam udararthah || 279||

A man speaks a lie, or serves a fool, or goes abroad to work, only for the sake of his stomach.

 

स्वभावो नोपदेशेन शक्यते कर्तुमन्यथा ।
सुतप्तमपि पानीयं पुनर्गच्छति शीतताम् ॥१.२८०॥

Svabhavo na upadeshena  shakyate kartumanyathaa I
Sutaptamapi paaneyam unar gachchati sheetataam  II280

It is not possible to change a person’s habits by advising him. Just like water becomes hot when you heat it... But always returns to normal temperature in time.

यदि स्याच्छीतलो वह्निः शीतांशुर्दहनात्मकः ।
न स्वभावोऽत्र मर्त्यानां शक्यते कर्तुमन्यथा ॥१.२८१॥

Yadi syaat sheetalo vahnih shetaamshur dahnaatmakah I
Na svabhavo atra martyaanaam shakyate kartumanyathaa II281

Even though fire were to be cool and the cool-rayed moon burning by nature, it would still not be possible to change the nature of beings.

त्यक्ताश्चाभ्यन्तरा येन बाह्याश्चाभ्यन्तरीकृताः ।
स एव मृत्युमाप्नोति यथा राजा ककुद्द्रुमः ॥१.२८२॥

Tyaktvaascha abhyantaraa yena baahyaascha abhyantareekrutaah I
Sa eva mrutyum apnoti yatha raajaa kakudrrumah II282

One who discards one’s own kinsmen and admits to one’s presence strangers certainly suffers death as did the king Kakudruma.

वज्रलेपस्य मूर्खस्य नारीणां कर्कटस्य च ।
एको ग्रहस्तु मीनानां नीलीमद्यपयोर्यथा ॥१.२८३॥

Vajralepasya moorkhasy naareenaam karkatasya cha I
Eko grahastu meenaanaam nelamadyapayor yathaa II283

(Note: I am not sure of the meaning of this sloka, so I am not providing any translation. Any body who can help with the meaning of this sloka , I would be thankful. )

न यस्य चेष्टितं विद्यात् न कुलं न पराक्रमम् ।
न तस्य विश्वसेत् प्राज्ञो यदीच्छेत् श्रियमात्मनः ॥

Na yasya cheshtitam vidhyaanna kulam na parakramam I
Na tasya visvaset praagyo yadeechchet sriyam atmaanah II284

A person who desires his own welfare and prosperity, should never believe  a person whose nature, actions and strength are not known.

ते धन्यास्ते विवेकज्ञास्ते सभ्या इह भूतले ।
आगच्छन्ति गृहे येषां कार्यार्थं सुहृदो जनाः ॥१.२८५॥

Te dhanyaste vivekagyaaste Sbhyaa iha bhootale I

Aagachchanti gruhe yesham kaaryaatham sahado janaah II285

Those are really blessed, those who are men of discrimination, those are really cultured, whose houses are visited by friends on business wishing to have their objects accomplished.

सम्पत्तयः परायत्ताः सदा चित्तम् अनिर्वृतम् ।
स्व-जीवितेऽप्य् अविश्वासस् तेषां ये राज-सेवकाः ॥ २८६ ॥

sampattayaḥ parāyattāḥ sadā cittam anirvṛtam |
sva-jīvite’py aviśvāsas teṣāṃ ye rāja-sevakāḥ || 286 ||

Those who serve kings have their wealth at another’s disposal; their mind is always ill at ease; and they have no surety of their own lives.

SRI KRISHNAYA THUBHYAM NAMAH