PANCHA TANTRA- MITRA BHEDAA-52

 SUBHASHITHANI:386

The story of dharma buddhi and paapa buddhi

मातृवत्परदाराणि परद्रव्याणि लोष्टवत्
आत्मवत्सर्वभूतानि वीक्ष्यन्ते धर्मबुद्धयः || ४३५ ||
Mātravatparadārāni paradravyāni lośtavat
ātmavatsarvabhutāni vēksyante dharmabuddayah ||435||
Virtuous men consider other’s wives as their mother, other’s wealth as a lump of mud, and all beings as part of their Self.

विवादे अन्विष्यते पत्रं तद्-अभावेऽपि साक्षिणः ।
साक्ष्य् अभावात् ततो दिव्यं प्रवदन्ति मनीषिणः ॥ ४३६ ॥
vivāde anviṣyate patraṃ tad-abhāve'pi sākṣiṇaḥ |
sākṣy abhāvāt tato divyaṃ pravadanti manīṣiṇaḥ || 436 ||
It is said that when arguments arise, first documents are looked into; if there are no documents, then witnesses are questioned, and if there are no witnesses, only then is a sacred oath taken.”

अन्त्यजो ऽपि यदा साक्षी विवादे सम्प्रजायते ।
न तत्र युज्यते दिव्यं किं पुनर् वन-देवताः ॥ ४३७ ॥

antyajo 'pi yadā sākṣī vivāde samprajāyate |
na tatra yujyate divyaṃ kiṃ punar vana-devatāḥ || 437 ||

After all, it is said that even if a lowly person becomes a witness in cases where there is no divine proof, it is accepted by all, so why would anyone doubt the words of a tree-god?

आदित्य चन्द्रावनिलो नलश्च द्यौर्भूमिरापो हृदयं यमश्च ।
अहश्च रात्रिश्च उभेच सन्ध्ये धर्मश्च जानाति नरस्य वित्तम् ॥
Aditya chandrAvanilo nalashcha

dyaurbhUmirApo hRudayaM yamashcha |
ahashcha rAtrishcha ubhecha sandhye

dharmashcha jAnAti narasya vittam ||438

Fourteen deities have been appointed by God to take note of people's good and bad acts. They are:
01. the sun that shines in the day time at all places 02. the moon that remains a witness at night 03. the air that pervades everywhere 04. the fire 05. the sky (or space or AkAsha) 06. the mother earth we live on 07. god VaruNa who lives in water sources 08. our conscience called the heart 09. Yama the god of Death who punishes those who move away from dharma 10. The deity Ahas in charge of the daytime 11. The deity rAtri in charge of the night 12. The deity ushas in charge of the dawn 13. The deity sandhya in charge of the dusk 14. The deity dharma.

THE STORY OF THE CRANE AND MONGOOSE

उपायं चिन्तयेत् प्राज्ञस् तथापायम् अपि चिन्तयेत् ।

पश्यतो बक-मूर्खस्य नकुलैर् भक्षिताः सुताः ॥ ४३९ ॥
upāyaṃ cintayet prājñas tathāpāyam api cintayet |
paśyato baka-mūrkhasya nakulair bhakṣitāḥ sutāḥ || 439 ||
A wise man should think of a good plan to get out of danger; but he must be also be aware of the danger that can arise due to his plans. All the cranes were killed by the mongoose, because of the foolishness of one crane. 

नवनीत-समां वाणीं कृत्वा चित्तं तु निर्दयम् ।
तथा प्रबोध्यते शत्रुः सान्वयो म्रियते यथा ॥ ४४० ॥

navanīta-samāṃ vāṇīṃ kṛtvā cittaṃ tu nirdayam |
tathā prabodhyate śatruḥ sānvayo mriyate yathā || 440 ||

Having made the speech soft like butter and the heart very hard like a rock , one should so advice one’s enemy that he would perish with all his family.

यत्नाद् अपि कः पश्येच् छिखिनाम् आहार-निःसरण-मार्गम्।
यदि जलद-ध्वनि-मुदितास् त एव मूढा न नृत्येयुः॥पञ्च_१.४४१॥

Yatnaadd api kah pasyet chikhinaam aahaara nissarana maargam I

Yadi jalada-dvani-muditaas ta eva moodaa na nrutyeyuh II

The meaning of this sloka is not clear. So, I have left it with out translation.

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 SRI KRISHNAYA THUBHYAM NAMAH