MITRALABHA-12-GAINING OF FRIENDS

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तिरश्चाम् अपि विश्वासो दृष्टः पुण्यैक-कर्मणाम् ।
सतां हि साधु-शीलत्वात् स्वभावो न निवर्तते ॥ ८६ ॥

tiraścām api viśvāso dṛṣṭaḥ puṇyaika-karmaṇām |
satāṃ hi sādhu-śīlatvāt svabhāvo na nivartate || 1.86 ||

Trusting each other is prevalent even amongst animals whose actions are wholly of good nature. The good do not change from their inherent goodness.

साधोः प्रकोपितस्यापि मनो नायाति विक्रियाम् ।
न हि तापयितुं शक्यं सागराम्भस् तृणोल्कया ॥ ८७ ॥

sādhoḥ prakopitasyāpi mano nāyāti vikriyām |
na hi tāpayituṃ śakyaṃ sāgarāmbhas tṛṇolkayā || 1.87 ||

Even when instigated by others, the mind of a good man never wavers from doing the right. It is not possible to heat the water of ocean by a torch of dried grass.

मार्जारो महिषो मेषः काकः कापुरुषस् तथा ।
विश्वासात् प्रभवन्त्य् एते विश्वासस् तत्र नो हितः ॥ ८८ ॥

mārjāro mahiṣo meṣaḥ kākaḥ kāpuruṣas tathā |
viśvāsāt prabhavanty ete viśvāsas tatra no hitaḥ || 1.88 ||

A cat, a buffalo, a ram, a crow, and a wicked man – these tend to exploit the trust placed in them; hence there is no benefit in placing trust in them.

शत्रुणा न हि सन्दध्यात् संश्लिष्टेनापि सन्धिना ।
सुतप्तम् अपि पानीयं शमयत्य् एव पावकम् ॥ ८९ ॥

śatruṇā na hi sandadhyāt saṃśliṣṭenāpi sandhinā |
sutaptam api pānīyaṃ śamayaty eva pāvakam || 1.89 ||

One should not make friends with an enemy, even if he seeks a truce. Because, no matter how much heat is given to water, it ends up extinguishing the fire.

दुर्जनः परिहर्तव्यो विद्ययालङ्कृतो ऽपि सन् ।
मणिना भूषितः सर्पः किम् असौ न भयङ्करः ॥ ९० ॥

durjanaḥ parihartavyo vidyayālaṅkṛto 'pi san |
maṇinā bhūṣitaḥ sarpaḥ kim asau na bhayaṅkaraḥ || 1.90 ||

Though adorned with learning a wicked man should be avoided. Is not a serpent dangerous, though it is bedecked with jewel?

यद् अशक्यं न तच् छक्त्यं यच् छक्त्यं शक्यम् एव तत् ।
नोदके शकटं याति न च नौर् गच्छति स्थले ॥ ९१ ॥
yad aśakyaṃ na tac chaktyaṃ yac chaktyaṃ śakyam eva tat |
nodake śakaṭaṃ yāti na ca naur gacchati sthale || 1.91 ||

What is impossible can never be possible; and what is possible is certainly possible; A cart cannot travel on water nor can a boat on land. 

கடல் ஓடா, கால் வல் நெடுந் தேர்; கடல் ஓடும்
நாவாயும் ஓடா, நிலத்து.-Thirukkural 496
Though a chariot might have string wheels it cannot travel in sea. It will sink. Similarly, a boat that travels in sea cannot travel in land. It will run aground. 

महताप्य् अर्थ-सारेण यो विश्वसिति शत्रुषु ।
भार्यासु च विरक्तासु तद्-अन्तं तस्य जीवनम् ॥ ९२ ॥
mahatāpy artha-sāreṇa yo viśvasiti śatruṣu |
bhāryāsu ca viraktāsu tad-antaṃ tasya jīvanam || 1.92 ||
He who depends on the strength of wealth, given by his enemies, although great, trusts to his enemies or to wives who have no love for him any longer, finds his life end there. 

SRI KRISHNAYA THUBHYAM NAMAH