MITRALABHA-11-GAINING OF FRIENDS

 SUBHASHITHANI:518

THE CROW TO MOUSE KING

संलापितानां मधुरैर् वचोभिर्

मिथ्योपचारैश् च वशीकृतानाम् ।
आशावतां श्रद्दधतां च लोके

किम् अर्थिनां वञ्चयितव्यम् अस्ति ॥ ७९ ॥

saṃlāpitānāṃ madhurair vacobhir

mithyopacāraiś ca vaśīkṛtānām |
āśāvatāṃ śraddadhatāṃ ca loke

kim arthināṃ vañcayitavyam asti ||1.79 ||

What merit is there in deceiving people who are suppliant, in this world, who are made to converse with you with sweet words, who are won over by duplicity, who thereby entertain hopes and placed their trust in you?

उपकारिणि विश्रब्धे शुद्ध-मतौ यः समाचरति पापम् ।
तं जनम् असत्य-सन्धं भगवति वसुधे कथं वहसि ॥ ८० ॥

upakāriṇi viśrabdhe śuddha-matau yaḥ samācarati pāpam |
taṃ janam asatya-sandhaṃ bhagavati vasudhe kathaṃ vahasi || 1.80 ||

Who ever practices evil upon a helpful, trust worthy, and pure hearted person, oh! Divine mother, how do you bear such a treacherous person?

दुर्जनेन समं सख्यं वैरं चापि न कारयेत् ।
उष्णो दहति चाङ्गारः शीतः कृष्णायते करम् ॥ ८१ ॥

durjanena samaṃ sakhyaṃ vairaṃ cāpi na kārayet |
uṣṇo dahati cāṅgāraḥ śītaḥ kṛṣṇāyate karam || 1.81 |

Never make friendship or enmity with wicked people; a charcoal burns when hot and when cold blackens the hand.

प्राक् पादयोः पतति खादति पृष्ठ-मांसं

कर्णे फलं किम् अपि रौति शनैर् विचित्रम् ।
छिद्रं निरूप्य सहसा प्रविशत्य् अशङ्कः

सर्वं खलस्य चरितं मशकः करोति ॥ ८२ ॥

prāk pādayoḥ patati khādati pṛṣṭha-māṃsaṃ

karṇe phalaṃ kim api rauti śanair vicitram |
chidraṃ nirūpya sahasā praviśaty aśaṅkaḥ

sarvaṃ khalasya caritaṃ maśakaḥ karoti || 1.82 ||

Initially falls at the feet, later bites the back; he sings some nice songs in to the ear and at the opportune weak moment takes advantage fearlessly; thus does a mosquito follows a wicked man. 

दुर्जनः प्रिय-वादी च नैतद् विश्वास-कारणम् ।
मधु तिष्ठति जिह्वाग्रे हृदि हालाहलं विषम् ॥ ८३ ॥

durjanaḥ priya-vādī ca naitad viśvāsa-kāraṇam |
madhu tiṣṭhati jihvāgre hṛdi hālāhalaṃ viṣam || 1.83 ||

Because an evil-doer speaks nicely, it shouldn't be the reason for trust. There is honey at the tip of the tongue, but poison at heart.

त्रिभिर् वर्षैस् त्रिभिर् मासैस् त्रिभिः पक्षैस् त्रिभिर् दिनैः ।
अत्युत्कटैः पाप-पुण्यैर् इहैव फलम् अश्नुते ॥ ८४ ॥

tribhir varṣais tribhir māsais tribhiḥ pakṣais tribhir dinaiḥ |
atyutkaṭaiḥ pāpa-puṇyair ihaiva phalam aśnute || 11.84 ||

In three years, or three months, or three fort-nights, or in three days, a man reaps the fruit of his good or bad actions when reaching their extreme.

भक्षितेनापि भवता नाहारो मम पुष्कलः ।
त्वयि जीवति जीवामि चित्रग्रीव इवानघ ॥ ८५ ॥

bhakṣitenāpi bhavatā nāhāro mama puṣkalaḥ |
tvayi jīvati jīvāmi citragrīva ivānagha || 1.85 ||

Even though I eat you it will not be adequate to fill my stomach; but if you live, I live, o! sinless one like Chitragreeva. 

(The crow,Laghu patanaka, to Hiranyaka, the mouse king. Chitragreeva- pigeon king )

SRI KRISHNAYA THUBHYAM NAMAH