PANCHA TANTRA- APARIKSHITA KARAKAM- PTAK-4

 SUBHASHITHANI:471

अतिलोभो न कर्तव्यो लोभं नैव परित्यजेत्।
अतिलोभाभिभूतस्य चक्रं भ्रमति मस्तके॥

atilobho na kartavyaḥ kartavyas tu pramāṇataḥ |
atilobhaabhi bhutasysa chakram bhramati mastake II 5.21

One should not be too greedy; nor should one give up desire. The wheel rotates on the head of a person who is overcome by greed.

वरं वनं व्याघ्र-गजादि-सेवितं

जलेन हीनं बहु-कण्टकावृतम् ।
तृणानि शय्या परिधान-वल्कलः

न बन्धु-मध्ये धन-हीन-जीवितम् ॥ २२ ॥

varaṃ vanaṃ vyāghra-gajādi-sevitaṃ

 jalena hīnaṃ bahu-kaṇṭakāvṛtam |
tṛṇāni śayyā paridhāna-valkalaḥ

 na bandhu-madhye dhana-hīna-jīvitam || 5.22 ||

You can stay in a forest infested with tigers and elephants, void of water and full of thorny shrubs; sleep in a bed of grass; wear dress made of leaves; but it is most painful to live in penury amongst one’s own relatives.

THE FOUR TREASURE SEEKERS

स्वामी द्वेष्टि सुसेवितो ऽपि सहसा प्रोज्झन्ति सद्-बान्धवाः

 राजन्ते न गुणास् त्यजन्ति तनुजाः स्फारीभवन्त्य् आपदः ।
भार्या साधु सुवंशजापि भजते नो यान्ति मित्राणि च

 न्यायारोपित-विक्रमाण्य् अपि नृणां येषां न हि स्याद् धनम् ॥ २३ ॥

svāmī dveṣṭi susevito 'pi sahasā projjhanti sad-bāndhavāḥ

rājante na guṇās tyajanti tanujāḥ sphārībhavanty āpadaḥ |
bhāryā sādhu suvaṃśajāpi bhajate no yānti mitrāṇi ca

nyāyāropita-vikramāṇy api nṛṇāṃ yeṣāṃ na hi syād dhanam ||5.23 ||

Men who have no wealth, though well-served are disliked by their masters, good relatives abandon them, their merits do not shine, woes multiply; wives from noble families, do not serve them well and friends and children forsake them.

शूरः सुरूपः सुभगश् च वाग्मी

शस्त्राणि शास्त्राणि विदांकरोतु ।
अर्थं विना नैव यशश् च मानं

प्राप्नोति मर्त्यो ऽत्र मनुष्य-लोके ॥ २४ ॥

śūraḥ surūpaḥ subhagaś ca vāgmī

śastrāṇi śāstrāṇi vidāṃkarotu |
arthaṃ vinā naiva yaśaś ca mānaṃ

prāpnoti martyo 'tra manuṣya-loke || 5.24 ||

In this mortal world, let him be brave, charming, amiable and eloquent; let him be an expert in handling weapons and well-versed in shastras; he does not get fame and respect if he has no wealth.

நற்பொருள் நன்குணர்ந்து சொல்லினும் நல்கூர்ந்தார்
சொற்பொருள் சோர்வு படும்.Thirukkural- 1046
The words of the indigent will carry no weight even when they expound grand truths with masterly skill and knowledge.

तानीन्द्रियाण्य् अविकलानि तद् एव नाम

सा बुद्धिर् अप्रतिहता वचनं तद् एव ।
अर्थोष्मणा विरहितः पुरुषः स एव बाह्यः

क्षणेन भवतीति विचित्रम् एतत् ॥ २५ ॥

tānīndriyāṇy avikalāni tad eva nāma

sā buddhir apratihatā vacanaṃ tad eva |
arthoṣmaṇā virahitaḥ puruṣaḥ sa eva bāhyaḥ

kṣaṇena bhavatīti vicitram etat || 5.25 ||

Sense organs remain the same, actions are the same, sharp intellect are the same, and so is the speech. However, without the warmth of wealth, the same man becomes a stranger that very moment. (This sloka is from Niti satakam)

सत्यं परित्यजति मुञ्चति बन्धु-वर्गं

शीघ्रं विहाय जननीम् अपि जन्म-भूमिम् ।
सन्त्यज्य गच्छति विदेशम् अभीष्ट-लोकं

चिन्ताकुलीकृत-मतिः पुरुषो ऽत्र लोके ॥ २६ ॥

satyaṃ parityajati muñcati bandhu-vargaṃ

 śīghraṃ vihāya jananīm api janma-bhūmim |
santyajya gacchati videśam abhīṣṭa-lokaṃ

cintākulīkṛta-matiḥ puruṣo 'tra loke || 5.26 ||

A man stuck by worries in this world – renounces truth; leaves his relatives;
even moves away quickly from his mother; renounces his motherland;
and goes to a foreign land to fulfil his wants.

दुष्प्राप्याणि बहूनि च लभ्यन्ते वाञ्छितानि द्रविणानि ।
अवसर-तुलिताभिर् अलं तनुभिः साहसिक-पुरुषाणाम् ॥ २७ ॥

duṣprāpyāṇi bahūni ca labhyante vāñchitāni draviṇāni |
avasara-tulitābhir alaṃ tanubhiḥ sāhasika-puruṣāṇām || 5.27 ||

What is normally unattainable for others are also obtained by men who are courageous and willing to take risks at the appropriate time.

SRI KRISHNAYA THUBHYAM NAMAH

 

PANCHA TANTRA- APARIKSHITA KARAKAM- PTAK-3

 SUBHASHITHANI:470

एकाकी गृह-सन्त्यक्तः पाणि-पात्रो दिगम्बरः ।
सो ऽपि सम्बाध्यते लोके तृष्णया पश्य कौतुकम् ॥ १५ ॥
ekākī gṛha-santyaktaḥ pāṇi-pātro digambaraḥ |
so 'pi sambādhyate loke tṛṣṇayā paśya kautukam || 5.15 ||
See the wonder! Even one who has renounced the house, with begging bowl in hand, with no cloths, is overcome by greediness.

जीर्यन्ते जीर्यतः केशा दन्ता जीर्यन्ति जीर्यतः ।
चक्षुः श्रोत्रे च जीर्येते तृष्णैका तरुणायते ।
 कुदृष्टं कुपरिज्ञातं कुश्रुतं कुपरीक्षितम् ।
तन् नरेण न कर्तव्यं नापितेनात्र यत् कृतम् ॥ १६ ॥

jīryante jīryataḥ keśā dantā jīryanti jīryataḥ |
cakṣuḥ śrotre ca jīryete tṛṣṇaikā taruṇāyate |
kudhrushtam kuparijñātaṃ kuśrutaṃ kuparīkṣitam |
tan nareṇa na kartavyaṃ nāpitenātra yat kṛtam || 5.16 ||

Man becomes old and infirm, loses his hair and teeth and cannot even hear and see properly. Everything in his body degenerates but not desire.
One should not act based on what he has seen wrongly or badly understood or ignorant in,  or examined imperfectly; learn from the foolish barber.

THE STORY OF LOYAL MUNGOOSE

अपरीक्ष्य न कर्तव्यं कर्तव्यं सुपरीक्षितम् ।
पश्चाद् भवति सन्तापो ब्राह्मणी नकुलं यथा ॥ १७ ॥

aparīkṣya na kartavyaṃ kartavyaṃ suparīkṣitam |
paścād bhavati santāpo brāhmaṇī nakulaṃ yathā || 5.17 ||

Do not indulge in activities without proper investigation, act only based on careful examination; else it would lead to remorse afterwards, as with lady and mongoose.

कुपुत्रो ऽपि भवेत् पुंसां हृदयानन्द-कारकः ।
दुर्विनीतः कुरूपो ऽपि मूर्खो ऽपि व्यसनी खलः ॥ १८ ॥
kuputro 'pi bhavet puṃsāṃ hṛdayānanda-kārakaḥ |
durvinītaḥ kurūpo 'pi mūrkho 'pi vyasanī khalaḥ || 5.18 ||
Even a bad son who is ill-bred, ugly, foolish, and vicious gives delight to the hearts of men.

एवं च भाषते लोकश् चन्दनं किल शीतलम् ।
पुत्र-गात्रस्य संस्पर्शश् चन्दनाद् अतिरिच्यते ॥ १९ ॥

evaṃ ca bhāṣate lokaś candanaṃ kila śītalam |
putra-gātrasya saṃsparśaś candanād atiricyate || 5.19 ||

The world claims that sandalwood paste is very cooling, but a touch of one’s own son’s body excels everything else.

மக்கள்மெய் தீண்டல் உடற்கின்பம் மற்றுஅவர்
சொற்கேட்டல் இன்பம் செவிக்கு.-Thirukkural 65
The touch of children gives pleasure to the body, and the hearing of their words, pleasure to the ear.

सौहृदस्य न वाञ्छन्ति जनकस्य हितस्य च ।
लोकाः प्रपालकस्यापि यथा पुत्रस्य बन्धनम् ॥ २० ॥

sauhṛdasya na vāñchanti janakasya hitasya ca |
lokāḥ prapālakasyāpi yathā putrasya bandhanam || 5.20 ||

People value the bond of their children more than that of a brother, a father, a well-wisher, or a protector.

SRI KRISHNAYA THUBHYAM NAMAH

PANCHA TANTRA- APARIKSHITA KARAKAM- PTAK-2

 SUBHASHITHANI:469

The story of the Foolish Barber

Once there was a rich merchant who became poor by excessive generosity. He thought it was not wise to continue a life of penury. With this thought in mind, he went to sleep. He had a dream in which a Jain monk appeared and told him ‘You have your head shaven tomorrow morning and when a monk appears hit him with a club and he will turn into gold.’ The merchant did accordingly and got the gold. A barber witnessing the events thought he would also become rich by inviting Jain monks to his house and beating them with a club. He did that and ended up murdering sadhus and was hanged for murder.

विफलम् इह पूर्व-सुकृतं विद्यावन्तो ऽपि कुल-समुद्भूताः ।
यस्य यदा विभवः स्यात् तस्य तदा दासतां यान्ति ॥ ९ ॥
viphalam iha pūrva-sukṛtaṃ vidyāvanto 'pi kula-samudbhūtāḥ |
yasya yadā vibhavaḥ syāt tasya tadā dāsatāṃ yānti || 5.9 ||
Merits from previous good deeds is of not much use in this world, since even men of noble birth and well educated become servants of some one who is rich.

लघुर् अयम् आह न लोकः कामं गर्जन्तम् अपि पतिं पयसाम् ।
सर्वम् अलज्जाकरम् इह यद् यत् कुर्वन्ति परिपूर्णाः ॥ १० ॥
laghur ayam āha na lokaḥ kāmaṃ garjantam api patiṃ payasām |
sarvam alajjākaram iha yad yat kurvanti paripūrṇāḥ || 5.10 ||
The ocean is praised for its roaring waves and no one will criticize it’s saline water; whatever the rich man does is never shameful. 

व्याधितेन स-शोकेन चिन्ता-ग्रस्तेन जन्तुना ।
कामार्तेनाथ मत्तेन दृष्टः स्वप्नो निरर्थकः ॥ ११ ॥
vyādhitena sa-śokena cintā-grastena jantunā |
kāmārtenātha mattena dṛṣṭaḥ svapno nirarthakaḥ || 5.11 ||
Dreams seen by those who are sick, sorrowing, lustful or drunk are meaningless.

जयन्ति ते जिना येषां केवल-ज्ञान-शालिनाम् ।
आ जन्मनः स्मरोत्पत्तौ मानसेनोषरायितम् ॥ १२ ॥
jayanti te jinā yeṣāṃ kevala-jñāna-śālinām |
ā janmanaḥ smarotpattau mānasenoṣarāyitam || 5.12 ||
Victory to the Jain monks, who are men of total wisdom, and are devoid of any lustful thoughts.

सा जिह्वा या जिनं स्तौति तच्-चित्तं यज् जिने रतम् ।
तौ एव तु करौ श्लाघ्यौ यौ तत्-पूजा-करौ करौ ॥ १३ ॥
sā jihvā yā jinaṃ stauti tac-cittaṃ yaj jine ratam |
tau eva tu karau ślāghyau yau tat-pūjā-karau karau || 5.13 ||
The tongue that praiseth Him is blest;
The heart, in Him that seeketh rest;
The hands are blest, and only they,
 That e’er to Him due homage pay. Translation by A.W.Ryder.
(The above two Jain hymns were recited by the barber to please the Abbot)
ध्यान-व्याजम् उपेत्य चिन्तयसि काम् उन्मील्य चक्षुः क्षणं
पश्यानङ्ग-शरातुरं जनम् इमं त्रातापि नो रक्षसि ।
मिथ्या-कारुणिको ऽसि निर्घृणतरस् त्वत्तः कुतो ऽन्यः पुमान्
सेर्ष्यं मार-वधूभिर् इत्य् अभिहितो बौद्धो जिनः पातु वः ॥ १४ ॥
dhyāna-vyājam upetya cintayasi kām unmīlya cakṣuḥ kṣaṇaṃ
 paśyānaṅga-śarāturaṃ janam imaṃ trātāpi no rakṣasi |
mithyā-kāruṇiko 'si nirghṛṇataras tvattaḥ kuto 'nyaḥ pumān
serṣyaṃ māra-vadhūbhir ity abhihito bauddho jinaḥ pātu vaḥ || 5.14 ||
Pretending to meditate, but which lady are you thinking about? Open your eyes and observe these men who are bound by lust. Why are you not protecting them, even though you are their saviour? Are you really compassionate? Who can be more heartless than you? May Buddha, who was addressed by love stricken women , protect all of us.
SRI KRISHNAYA THUBHYAM NAMAH

Ps. The sloka 5.14 is from famous play 'Naganandha' of Harsha.
 

PANCHA TANTRA- APARIKSHITA KARAKAM- ILL CONSIDERED ACTIONS

 SUBHASHITHANI:468

Pancha tantra-Book 5  
अपरीक्षितकारकम्(Apareekshita-karakam) 
ILL CONSIDERED ACTIONS

कुदृष्टं कुपरिज्ञातं कुश्रुतं कुपरीक्षितम् ।
तन् नरेण न कर्तव्यं नापितेनात्र यत् कृतम् ॥ १ ॥
kudṛṣṭaṃ kuparijñātaṃ kuśrutaṃ kuparīkṣitam |
tan nareṇa na kartavyaṃ nāpitenātra yat kṛtam || 5.1 ||
One should not act based on what he has seen wrongly or understood or heard or examined imperfectly, as what the foolish barber did in the following story.

शीलं शौचं क्षान्तिर् दाक्षिण्यं मधुरता कुले जन्म ।
न विराजन्ति हि सर्वे वित्त-विहीनस्य पुरुषस्य ॥ २ ॥
śīlaṃ śaucaṃ kṣāntir dākṣiṇyaṃ madhuratā kule janma |
na virājanti hi sarve vitta-vihīnasya puruṣasya || 5.2 ||
Noble character, purity of conduct, forbearance, kindness, amiability, and birth in a good family- all these do not help if one is poor.

मानो वा दर्पो वा विज्ञानं विभ्रमः सुबुद्धिर् वा ।
सर्वं प्रणश्यति समं वित्त-विहीनो यदा पुरुषः ॥ ३ ॥
māno vā darpo vā vijñānaṃ vibhramaḥ subuddhir vā |
sarvaṃ praṇaśyati samaṃ vitta-vihīno yadā puruṣaḥ || 5.3 ||
When a man is reduced to penury, self-respect, vanity, objective knowledge, grace, intelligence – all these disappear all at once.

மானம் குலம் கல்வி வண்மை அறிவுடைமை
தானம் தவம் உயர்ச்சி தாளாண்மை - தேனின்

கசி வந்த சொல்லியர் மேல் காமுறுதல் பத்தும்
பசி வந்திடப் பறந்து போம்.Nalvazhi - Avvaiyaar
1. மானம்: honour and respect 2. குலம்: birth 3. கல்வி: education 4. வண்மை: caring 5. அறிவுடைமை: wisdom 6. தானம்: giving 7. தவம்: penance 8. உயர்ச்சி: high status 9. தாளாண்மை: effort 10. காமம்: sexuality - all these ten will disappear if one is hungry ( ie poor)

प्रतिदिवसं याति लयं वसन्त-वाताहतेव शिशिर-श्रीः ।
बुद्धिर् बुद्धिमताम् अपि कुटुम्ब-भर-चिन्तया सततम् ॥ ४ ॥
pratidivasaṃ yāti layaṃ vasanta-vātāhateva śiśira-śrīḥ |
buddhir buddhimatām api kuṭumba-bhara-cintayā satatam || 5.4 ||
Thinking of the family burden constantly, even the most intelligent men lose their ability think clearly; just like the beauty of winter is blown off due to the constant winds of spring.

 नश्यति विपुलमतेर् अपि बुद्धिः पुरुषस्य मन्द-विभवस्य ।
घृत-लवण-तैल-तण्डुल-वस्त्रेन्धन-चिन्तया सततम् ॥ ५ ॥
naśyati vipulamater api buddhiḥ puruṣasya manda-vibhavasya |
ghṛta-lavaṇa-taila-taṇḍula-vastrendhana-cintayā satatam || 5.5 ||
Even the intellect of highly talented is clouded when one’s fortunes have  diminished due to constantly worrying about the burden of procuring ghee, salt, oil, rice, cloth and fuel.

गणनम् इव नष्ट-तारकं सुष्कम् इव सरः
श्मशानम् इव रौद्रम् ।
प्रिय-दर्शनम् अपि रूक्षं भवति
गृहं धन-विहीनस्य ॥ ६ ॥
gaṇanam iva naṣṭa-tārakaṃ suṣkam iva saraḥ
 śmaśānam iva raudram |
priya-darśanam api rūkṣaṃ bhavati
gṛhaṃ dhana-vihīnasya || 5.6 ||
Like the sky without stars, lake without water, horrid like the cemetery, the good looking house of a poor man looks ghastly.

न विभाव्यन्ते लघवो वित्त-विहीनाः पुरो ऽपि निवसन्तः ।
सततं जात-विनष्टाः पयसाम् इव बुद्बुदाः पयसि ॥ ७ ॥
na vibhāvyante laghavo vitta-vihīnāḥ puro 'pi nivasantaḥ |
satataṃ jāta-vinaṣṭāḥ payasām iva budbudāḥ payasi || 5.7 ||
Poor people are disrespected, not noticed even when present in front of some one, like the short lived bubbles in the waters of the ocean.

सुकुलं कुशलं सुजनं विहाय कुल-कुशल-शील-विकलेऽपि ।
आढ्ये कल्प-तराव् इव नित्यं रज्यन्ति जन-निवहाः ॥ ८ ॥
sukulaṃ kuśalaṃ sujanaṃ vihāya kula-kuśala-śīla-vikale'pi |
āḍhye kalpa-tarāv iva nityaṃ rajyanti jana-nivahāḥ || 5.8 ||
Leaving aside men of noble family, well accomplished, and well behaved because they are poor, people are always attracted to a rich man as though he were  a ‘kalpa taru’ although destitute of noble birth, skill and character.

SRI KRISHNAYA THUBHYAM NAMAH

LABDA PRANASAM:LOSS OF GAINS- PTLP-12

 SUBHASHITHANI:467

अन्तः-स्थेनाविरुद्धेन सुवृत्तेनातिचारुणा ।
अन्तर्-भिन्नेन सम्प्राप्तं मौक्तिकेनापि बन्धनम् ॥ ८१ ॥

antaḥ-sthenāviruddhena suvṛttenāticāruṇā |
antar-bhinnena samprāptaṃ mauktikenāpi bandhanam || 4.81 ||

The pearl is solid, smooth, and very beautiful; even so, when a hole is pierced through it’s center, it gets tied by a thread.

सम्भाव्यं गोषु सम्पन्नं सम्भाव्यं ब्राह्मणे तपः ।
सम्भाव्यं स्त्रीषु चापल्यं सम्भाव्यं जातितो भयम् ॥ ८२ ॥
sambhāvyaṃ goṣu sampannaṃ sambhāvyaṃ brāhmaṇe tapaḥ |
sambhāvyaṃ strīṣu cāpalyaṃ sambhāvyaṃ jātito bhayam || 4.82 ||
Where cows are in plenty there will be prosperity, where vedic scholars are present there will be austerity, where there are many women there will be fickleness, and where relatives abound you can expect lot of criticism.

सुभिक्षाणि विचित्राणि शिथिलाः पौर-योषितः ।
एको दोषो विदेशस्य स्वजातिर् यद् विरुध्यते ॥ ८३ ॥
subhikṣāṇi vicitrāṇi śithilāḥ paura-yoṣitaḥ |
eko doṣo videśasya svajātir yad virudhyate || 4.83 ||
There are many comforts, the women are beautiful too, there is only one problem in foreign lands; your own men plot against you.

अकृत्वा पौरुषं या श्रीः किं तयालस-भाग्यया ।
कुरङ्गो ऽपि समश्नाति दैवाद् उपनतं तृणम् ॥ ८४ ॥
akṛtvā pauruṣaṃ yā śrīḥ kiṃ tayālasa-bhāgyayā |
kuraṅgo 'pi samaśnāti daivād upanataṃ tṛṇam || 4.84 ||
"There is no true happiness in what you get without effort.; Even an old bullock survives on food that comes his way."

We have reached the end of “लब्धप्रणाशं”, the fourth book of the Panchatantra.

SRI KRISHNAYA THUBHYAM NAMAH