LABDA PRANAASAM- LOSS OF GAINS- PTLP-4

 SUBHASHITHANI:458

The story of the Black snake and king of frogs 

यो यस्य जायते वध्यः स स्वप्नेऽपि कथञ्चन ।
न तत्-समीपम् अभ्येति तत् किम् एवं प्रजल्पसि ॥ २१ ॥
yo yasya jāyate vadhyaḥ sa svapne'pi kathañcana |
na tat-samīpam abhyeti tat kim evaṃ prajalpasi || 4.21 ||
One who is a victim of another will never approach him even in dream ; it being so why are you blabbering like this?

सर्व-नाशे च सञ्जाते प्राणानाम् अपि संशये ।
अपि शत्रुं प्रणम्यापि रक्षेत् प्राणान्धनानि च ॥ २२ ॥
sarva-nāśe ca sañjāte prāṇānām api saṃśaye |
api śatruṃ praṇamyāpi rakṣet prāṇāndhanāni ca || 4.22 ||
When one is faced with complete destruction, or when life is in danger, one should strive to protect his life and property, even if it means prostrating before the enemy.

यच् छक्यं ग्रसितुं यस्य ग्रस्तं परिणमेच् च यत् ।
हितं च परिणामे यत् तद् आद्यं भूतिम् इच्छता ॥ २३ ॥
yac chakyaṃ grasituṃ yasya grastaṃ pariṇamec ca yat |
hitaṃ ca pariṇāme yat tad ādyaṃ bhūtim icchatā || 4.23 ||
A man desirous of his welfare should eat what is good for him, which can be digested easily, and in the end beneficial to his health.

यो हि प्राण-परिक्षीणः सहाय-परिवर्जितः ।
स हि सर्व-सुखोपायां वृत्तिम् आरचयेद् बुधः ॥ २४ ॥
yo hi prāṇa-parikṣīṇaḥ sahāya-f parivarjitaḥ |
sa hi sarva-sukhopāyāṃ vṛttim āracayed budhaḥ || 4.24 ||
A wise man whose life blood is sapped, and who does not have any helpers, should contrive a way to obtain all round happiness and comfortable livelihood. ( The old snake thought to himself )

यो ऽमित्रं कुरुते मित्रं वीर्याभ्यधिकम् आत्मनः ।
स करोति न सन्देहः स्वयं हि विष-भक्षणम् ॥ २५ ॥
yo 'mitraṃ kurute mitraṃ vīryābhyadhikam ātmanaḥ |
sa karoti na sandehaḥ svayaṃ hi viṣa-bhakṣaṇam || 4.25 ||
One who makes friendship with an enemy who is stronger than himself, is as good as some one who takes poison knowingly; there is no doubt about it.

सर्वस्व-हरणे युक्तं शत्रुं बुद्धि-युता नराः ।
तोषयन्त्य् अल्प-दानेन बाडवं सागरो यथा ॥ २६ ॥
sarvasva-haraṇe yuktaṃ śatruṃ buddhi-yutā narāḥ |
toṣayanty alpa-dānena bāḍavaṃ sāgaro yathā || 4.26 ||
When the enemy is likely to grab one’s entire property, men of prudence readily part with a part of their property just like the sea offered to badavaagni.

यो दुर्बलो ऽणून् अपि याच्यमानो
बलीयसा यच्छति नैव साम्ना ।
प्रयच्छते नैव च दर्श्यमानं खारीं
स चूर्णस्य पुनर् ददाति ॥ २७ ॥

yo durbalo 'ṇūn api yācyamāno
balīyasā yacchati naiva sāmnā |
prayacchate naiva ca darśyamānaṃ khārīṃ
sa cūrṇasya punar dadāti || 4.27 ||
A weak man when asked for a small portion of his property by a stronger person refuses to yield peacefully, ends up giving a far greater quantity later.

सर्व-नाशे समुत्पन्ने अर्धं त्यजति पण्डितः ।
अर्धेन कुरुते कार्यं सर्व-नाशो हि दुस्तरः ॥ २८ ॥
sarva-nāśe samutpanne ardhaṃ tyajati paṇḍitaḥ |
ardhena kurute kāryaṃ sarva-nāśo hi dustaraḥ || 4.28 ||
When everything is at stake the wiseman  gives up half of it to save the other half; and he achieves his objectives with the other half; for the loss of the whole is difficult to bear.

न स्वल्पस्य कृते भूरि नाशयेन् मतिमान् नरः ।
एतद् एव हि पाण्डित्यं यत् स्वल्पाद् भूरि-रक्षणम् ॥ २९ ॥
na svalpasya kṛte bhūri nāśayen matimān naraḥ |
etad eva hi pāṇḍityaṃ yat svalpād bhūri-rakṣaṇam || 4.29 ||
Wise man should not engage himself in activities where he sacrifices much to achieve a little. True wisdom lies in achieving much at the cost of a little. 

यथा हि मलिनैर् वस्त्रैर् यत्र तत्रोपविश्यते
एवं चलित-वित्तस् तु वित्त-शेषं न रक्षति ॥ ३० ॥
yathā hi malinair vastrair yatra tatropaviśyate |
evaṃ calita-vittas tu vitta-śeṣaṃ na rakṣati || 4.30 ||
Just as a man wearing dirty clothes sits anywhere he likes, so a person who has lost substantial part of his wealth does not bother much to protect what is remaining.

SRI KRISHNAYA THUBHYAM NAMAH