KAKOLUKIYAM-PTKU8

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Prajeevin  is continuing with his suggestion: 

महान् अप्य् एकजो वृक्षः बलवान् सुप्रतिष्ठितः ।
प्रसह्य इव वातेन शक्यो धर्षयितुं यतः ॥ ५३ ॥

mahān apy ekajo vṛkṣaḥ balavān supratiṣṭhitaḥ |
prasahya iva vātena śakyo dharṣayituṃ yataḥ || 3.53 ||

अथ ये संहता वृक्षा सर्वतः सुप्रतिष्ठिताः ।
ते न रौद्रानिलेनापि हन्यन्ते ह्य् एक-संश्रयात् ॥ ५४ ॥

atha ye saṃhatā vṛkṣā sarvataḥ supratiṣṭhitāḥ |
te na raudrānilenāpi hanyante hy eka-saṃśrayāt || 3.54 ||

एवं मनुष्यम् अप्य् एकं शौर्येणापि समन्वितम् ।
शक्यं द्विषन्तो मन्यन्ते हिंसन्ति च ततः परम् ॥ ५५ ॥

evaṃ manuṣyam apy ekaṃ śauryeṇāpi samanvitam |
śakyaṃ dviṣanto manyante hiṃsanti ca tataḥ param || 3.55 ||

(The meaning of these three slokas should be seen together)

Since even a strong and deep rooted tree, standing alone, can be uprooted by a strong wind, but the trees which grow in a mass and firmly rooted are not uprooted even by violent winds for they stand together in one place; so enemies consider a man who is alone and unassisted, though strong, can be vanquished easily and even kill him. (3.53,3.54,3.55)

Prajeevin concluded his advice by recommending 'Asanam'-staying together in one place and wait for the enemy to make the move.

The king then called another minister by name Chiranjeevin and asked for his opinion. Chiranjevin suggested adopting "Samaasraya"- to seek help from others.

असहायः समर्थो ऽपि तेजस्वी किं करिष्यति ।
निर्वाते ज्वलितो वह्निः स्वयम् एव प्रशाम्यति ॥ ५६ ॥

asahāyaḥ samartho 'pi tejasvī kiṃ kariṣyati |
nirvāte jvalito vahniḥ svayam eva praśāmyati ||3.56 ||

Devoid of any assistance, what can  even a strong man do? Blazing fire extinguishes itself in  the absence of air.

सङ्गतिः श्रेयसी पुंसां स्व-पक्षे च विशेषतः ।
तुषैर् अपि परिभ्रष्टा न प्ररोहन्ति तण्डुलाः ॥ ५७ ॥

saṅgatiḥ śreyasī puṃsāṃ sva-pakṣe ca viśeṣataḥ |
tuṣair api paribhraṣṭā na prarohanti taṇḍulāḥ || 3.57 ||

Man needs friends, and people whom he can call his allies. For, without the husk, even rice seeds cannot be used for planting.

वनानि दहतो वह्नेः सखी भवति मारुतः ।
स एव दीप-नाशाय कृशे कस्यास्ति सौहृदम् ॥ ५८ ॥

vanāni dahato vahneḥ sakhī bhavati mārutaḥ |
sa eva dīpa-nāśāya kṛśe kasyāsti sauhṛdam || 3.58 ||
When the forest burns, the wind is there to assist it. The same wind extinguishes a small lamp or flame. Who holds friendship with the weak?

सङ्घातवान् यथा वेणुर् निविडैर् वेणुभिर् वृतः ।
न शक्येत समुच्छेत्तुं दुर्बलो ऽपि यथा नृपः ॥ ५९ ॥

saṅghātavān yathā veṇur niviḍair veṇubhir vṛtaḥ |
na śakyeta samucchettuṃ durbalo 'pi yathā nṛpaḥ ||3. 59 ||

It is not easy to cut a bamboo which is in a cluster, thickly surrounded by other bamboos; so, a king who is surrounded by many friends cannot be destroyed even though weak.

महाजनस्य सम्पर्कः कस्य नोन्नति-कारकः ।
पद्म-पत्र-स्थितं तोयं धत्ते मुक्ता-फल-श्रियम् ॥ ६० ॥

mahājanasya samparkaḥ kasya nonnati-kārakaḥ |
padma-patra-sthitaṃ toyaṃ dhatte muktā-phala-śriyam ||3. 60 ||

What height can not be reached by the association with the great? The water droplet on top of a lotus leaf shines like a pearl.

SRI KRISHNAYA THUBHYAM NAMAH