PEACE-सन्धिः-SANDHIH-17(Hitopadesa)

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स्व-सैन्येन तु सन्धानम् आत्मादिष्ट उदाहृतः ।
क्रियते प्राण-रक्षार्थं सर्व-दानाद् उपग्रहः ॥ १२८ ॥

sva-sainyena tu sandhānam ātmādiṣṭa udāhṛtaḥ |
kriyate prāṇa-rakṣārthaṃ sarva-dānād upagrahaḥ || 4.128 ||

Making common cause with one’s own army is called ‘atmaadhishta’  that which is made for the preservation of life , after sacrificing everything , is called ‘Upagrahah’.

कोशांशेनार्ध-कोशेन सर्व-कोशेन वा पुनः ।
शिष्टस्य प्रतिरक्षार्थं परिक्रय उदाहृतः ॥ १२९ ॥

kośāṃśenārdha-kośena sarva-kośena vā punaḥ |
śiṣṭasya pratirakṣārthaṃ parikraya udāhṛtaḥ || 4.129 ||

The peace achieved by offering a part, half, or entire treasure, to save what is left is called ‘Parikraya’.

भुवां सारवतीनां तु दानाद् उच्छिन्न उच्यते ।
भूम्य्-उत्थ-फल-दानेन सर्वेण पर-भूषणः ॥ १३० ॥
bhuvāṃ sāravatīnāṃ tu dānād ucchinna ucyate |
bhūmy-uttha-phala-dānena sarveṇa para-bhūṣaṇaḥ || 4.130 ||
The peace achieved by sacrificing most fertile lands is called ‘Uchchinna’; giving all the produce of the lands is called ‘Para Bhushanah’.

 परिच्छिन्नं फलं यत्र प्रतिस्कन्धेन दीयते ।
स्कन्धोपनेयं तं प्राहुः सन्धिं सन्धि-विचक्षणाः ॥ १३१ ॥
paricchinnaṃ phalaṃ yatra pratiskandhena dīyate |
skandhopaneyaṃ taṃ prāhuḥ sandhiṃ sandhi-vicakṣaṇāḥ || 4.131 ||
Peace attained by offering a part of the produce which can be carried on shoulders -it is called ‘Skandhopaneyam’ by those discriminative in alliances.

परस्परोपकारस् तु मैत्री सम्बन्धकस् तथा ।
उपहारश् च विज्ञेयाश् चत्वारश् चैव सन्धयः ॥ १३२ ॥

parasparopakāras tu maitrī sambandhakas tathā |
upahāraś ca vijñeyāś catvāraś caiva sandhayaḥ || 4.132 ||

Peace achieved by reciprocal obligation(Pratikara), that based on friendship(Samgata), that based on relationship(Samtana), and that secured by offering gifts (Upahara)- these four are considered the preferred strategies of Sandhi.

एक एवोपहारस् तु सन्धिर् एतन् मतं हि नः ।
उपहारस्य भेदास् तु सर्वेऽन्ये मैत्र-वर्जिताः ॥ १३३ ॥

eka evopahāras tu sandhir etan mataṃ hi naḥ |
upahārasya bhedās tu sarve'nye maitra-varjitāḥ || 4.133 ||

Achieving pace by’Upahara’ is what is recommend by me; all others are deprived of real friendship.

अभियोक्ता बली यस्माद् अलब्ध्वा न निवर्तते ।
उपहाराद् ऋते तस्मात् संधिर् अन्यो न विद्यते ॥ १३४ ॥

abhiyoktā balī yasmād alabdhvā na nivartate |
upahārād ṛte tasmāt saṃdhir anyo na vidyate || 4.134 ||

A powerful enemy will not retire without obtaining something; therefore there is no other strategy other than ‘Upahara’ to achieve pace.

आधि-व्याधि-परीतापाद् अद्य श्वो वा विनाशिने ।
को हि नाम शरीराय धर्मापेतं समाचरेत् ॥ १३५ ॥

ādhi-vyādhi-parītāpād adya śvo vā vināśine |
ko hi nāma śarīrāya dharmāpetaṃ samācaret || 4.135 ||

Who will act destitute of justice for the sake of the body, which to-day or later is doomed to destruction by body or mental anguish?

SRI KRISHNAYA THUBHYAM NAMAH

Ps: This is the penultimate blog on 'Hitopadesa' before it comes to a completion.