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Mahābhārata • Parva 12 (Śāntiparva) • Adhyāya 136

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 136

शान्तिपर्व • अध्यायः 136

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 136 of the classical Mahābhārata with 212 verses.

Total: 212 Verses • Citations: MBh 12.136.1–212 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 5 of 8 (Verses 30 shown)
गत्वा च मम विश्वासं दत्त्वा च मम जीवितम् । मित्रोपभोगसमये किं त्वं नैवोपसर्पसि ॥
English Translation
Having created confidence in me and having given me my life, why do you not come to me at a time when friends should enjoy the sweets of friendship?
कृत्वा हि पूर्वं मित्राणि यः पश्चान्नानुतिष्ठति । न स मित्राणि लभते कृच्छ्रास्वापत्सु दुर्मतिः ॥
English Translation
Having made friends, he who forgets them afterwards, is a wicked person and never gets friends at times of danger and necessity.
तत्कृतोऽहं त्वया मित्रं सामर्थ्यादात्मनः सखे । स मां मित्रत्वमापन्नमुपभोक्तुं त्वमर्हसि ॥
English Translation
I have been, O friend, respected and served by you to the best of your power. You should now enjoy the company of my poor self who has become your friend.
यानि मे सन्ति मित्राणि ये च मे सन्ति बान्धवाः । सर्वे त्वां पूजयिष्यन्ति शिष्या गुरुमिव प्रियम् ॥
English Translation
Like disciples adoring their preceptor, all the friends I have, all my relatives and kinsmen, will respect and adore you.
अहं च पूजयिष्ये त्वां समित्रगणबान्धवम् । जीवितस्य प्रदातारं कृतज्ञः को न पूजयेत् ॥
English Translation
I myself too shall adore you with all your friends and kinsmen. What grateful person is there who will not adore the giver of his life.
ईश्वरो मे भवानस्तु शरीरस्य गृहस्य च । अर्थानां चैव सर्वेषामनुशास्ता च मे भव ॥
English Translation
Be you the master of both my body and home! Be you the disposer of all my wealth and properties.
अमात्यो मे भव प्राज्ञ पितेव हि प्रशाधि माम् । न तेऽस्ति भयमस्मत्तो जीवितेनात्मनः शपे ॥
English Translation
Be you my respected adviser and do you govern me like a father! I swear by my life that you need not fear us.
बुद्ध्या त्वमुशनाः साक्षाद्बले त्वधिकृता वयम् । त्वन्मन्त्रबलयुक्तो हि विन्देत जयमेव ह ॥
English Translation
In intelligence you are like Ushanas himself. By the power of your understanding you have conquered us. Clever in policy, you have given us our life.
एवमुक्तः परं सान्त्वं मार्जारेण स मूषकः । उवाच परमार्थज्ञः श्लक्ष्णमात्महितं वचः ॥
English Translation
Accosted thus with sweet words by the cat, the mouse, who knew all which produces the highest good, replied in these sweet words that were beneficial to himself.
यद्भवानाह तत्सर्वं मया ते लोमश श्रुतम् । ममापि तावद्ब्रुवतः शृणु यत्प्रतिभाति माम् ॥
English Translation
I have heard, O Lomasha, all that you have, said. Listen now as I say what I think.
वेदितव्यानि मित्राणि बोद्धव्याश्चापि शत्रवः । एतत्सुसूक्ष्मं लोकेऽस्मिन्दृश्यते प्राज्ञसंमतम् ॥
English Translation
Friends should be well tried. Enemies also should be well studied. In this world, a task like this is considered by even the learned as a difficult one requiring sharp intelligence.
शत्रुरूपाश्च सुहृदो मित्ररूपाश्च शत्रवः । सान्त्वितास्ते न बुध्यन्ते रागलोभवशं गताः ॥
English Translation
Friends appear like enemies, and enemies appear like friends. When agreements of friendship are made, it is difficult for the parties to know whether they are really actuated by lust and anger.
नास्ति जात्या रिपुर्नाम मित्रं नाम न विद्यते । सामर्थ्ययोगाज्जायन्ते मित्राणि रिपवस्तथा ॥
English Translation
There is no such thing as a friend. It is circumstances which make friends and enemies.
यो यस्मिञ्जीवति स्वार्थं पश्येत्तावत्स जीवति । स तस्य तावन्मित्रं स्याद्यावन्न स्याद्विपर्ययः ॥
नास्ति मैत्री स्थिरा नाम न च ध्रुवमसौहृदम् । अर्थयुक्त्या हि जायन्ते मित्राणि रिपवस्तथा ॥
English Translation
There is no condition that passes for ever by the name either of friendship or enemies. Both friends and enemies arise from considerations of interest and gain.
मित्रं च शत्रुतामेति कस्मिंश्चित्कालपर्यये । शत्रुश्च मित्रतामेति स्वार्थो हि बलवत्तरः ॥
English Translation
Friendship becomes enmity in the course of time. An enemy also becomes a friend. Selfinterest is very powerful.
यो विश्वसति मित्रेषु न चाश्वसति शत्रुषु । अर्थयुक्तिमविज्ञाय चलितं तस्य जीवितम् ॥
English Translation
He, who blindly places confidence in friends and always treats enemies mistrustfully without paying any heed to considerations of policy, finds his life unsafe. He, who, neglecting all considerations of policy, seeks either friends or foes, is regarded as a person whose understanding has been unhinged.
अर्थयुक्तिमविज्ञाय यः शुभे कुरुते मतिम् । मित्रे वा यदि वा शत्रौ तस्यापि चलिता मतिः ॥
English Translation
He, who blindly places confidence in friends and always treats enemies mistrustfully without paying any heed to considerations of policy, finds his life unsafe. He, who, neglecting all considerations of policy, seeks either friends or foes, is regarded as a person whose understanding has been unhinged.
न विश्वसेदविश्वस्ते विश्वस्तेऽपि न विश्वसेत् । विश्वासाद्भयमुत्पन्नं मूलान्यपि निकृन्तति ॥
English Translation
One should not trust a person undeserving of truth, nor should one trust too much a person worthy of trust. The anger from blind confidence is such that it cuts the very roots.
अर्थयुक्त्या हि दृश्यन्ते पिता माता सुतास्तथा । मातुला भागिनेयाश्च तथा संबन्धिबान्धवाः ॥
English Translation
The father, the mother, the son, the maternal uncle, the sister's son, and other relatives and kinsmen, are all moved by interest and profit.
पुत्रं हि मातापितरु त्यजतः पतितं प्रियम् । लोको रक्षति चात्मानं पश्य स्वार्थस्य सारताम् ॥
English Translation
Father and mother may be seen to discard the dear son if he is addicted to irregular practices. People take care of their own selves. See the efficacy of self-interest.
तं मन्ये निकृतिप्रज्ञं यो मोक्षं प्रत्यनन्तरम् । कृत्यं मृगयसे कर्तुं सुखोपायमसंशयम् ॥
English Translation
O highly wise one, his escape is very difficult, who, immediately after he is freed from danger, seeks the means of his enemy's happiness.
अस्मिन्निलय एव त्वं न्यग्रोधादवतारितः । पूर्वं निविष्टमुन्माथं चपलत्वान्न बुद्धवान् ॥
English Translation
You have come down from the top of the tree to this very spot. You could not, from foolishness know that a net had been spread here.
आत्मनश्चपलो नास्ति कुतोऽन्येषां भविष्यति । तस्मात्सर्वाणि कार्याणि चपलो हन्त्यसंशयम् ॥
English Translation
A person, who has no sense, cannot protect his own self. How can be protect others? Such a person, forsooth, ruins all his acts.
ब्रवीति मधुरं कंचित्प्रियो मे ह भवानिति । तन्मिथ्याकरणं सर्वं विस्तरेणापि मे शृणु ॥
English Translation
You speak sweetly that I am very dear to you. Hear me, however, O friends, the reasons which I have on my side.
कारणात्प्रियतामेति द्वेष्यो भवति कारणात् । अर्थार्थी जीवलोकोऽयं न कश्चित्कस्यचित्प्रियः ॥
English Translation
One becomes dear from a sufficient cause. One becomes an enemy from sufficient cause. The entire world of creatures is actuated by the desire of gain. One never becomes dear to another without cause.
सख्यं सोदरयोर्भ्रात्रोर्दंपत्योर्वा परस्परम् । कस्यचिन्नाभिजानामि प्रीतिं निष्कारणामिह ॥
English Translation
The friendship between two uterine brothers, the love between husband and wife, rests upon interest. I do not know any kind of love amongst persons that does not depend upon some motive of self-interest. It is sometimes seen that uterine brothers or husband and wife having quarrelled are united again from a natural affection. But such a thing is not to be seen in persons who are not connected with one another.
यद्यपि भ्रातरः क्रुद्धा भार्या वा कारणान्तरे । स्वभावतस्ते प्रीयन्ते नेतरः प्रीयते जनः ॥
English Translation
The friendship between two uterine brothers, the love between husband and wife, rests upon interest. I do not know any kind of love amongst persons that does not depend upon some motive of self-interest. It is sometimes seen that uterine brothers or husband and wife having quarrelled are united again from a natural affection. But such a thing is not to be seen in persons who are not connected with one another.
प्रियो भवति दानेन प्रियवादेन चापरः । मन्त्रहोमजपैरन्यः कार्यार्थं प्रीयते जनः ॥
English Translation
One becomes dear for his liberality. Another becomes dear for his sweet words. A third becomes so for his religious acts. Generally, a person becomes dear for the purpose he serves.
उत्पन्ने कारणे प्रीतिर्नास्ति नौ कारणान्तरे । प्रध्वस्ते कारणस्थाने सा प्रीतिर्विनिवर्तते ॥
English Translation
The love between us originated from an adequate cause, That cause no longer exists. On the other hand, from sufficient reasons that friendship between us has terminated,
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