pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: यदि स्वार्थं न ते कार्यं ब्रूहि किं करवाणि ते॥ कामं सर्वं प्रदास्यामि न त्वाऽऽत्मानं कदाचन।
English: If you do not seek your own interests, tell me then what is there that I can do for you. I shall certainly give you everything save my life.
Sanskrit: आत्मार्थे संततिस्त्याज्या राज्यं रत्नं धनानि च॥ अपि सर्वस्वमुत्सृज्य रक्षेदात्मानमात्मना।
English: For protecting one's own self one should abandon his very children, kingdom, jewels, and wealth. One should sacrifice one's all for protecting one's own self.
Sanskrit: ऐश्वर्यधनरत्नानां प्रत्यमित्रे निवर्तताम्॥ दृष्ट्वा हि पुनरावृत्ति वतामिति नः श्रुतम्।
English: If a person lives he can recover all the wealth that he may have to give to enemies for protecting his life.
Sanskrit: न त्वात्मनः सम्प्रदानं धनरलवदिष्यते॥ आत्मा हि सर्वदा रक्ष्यो दारैरपि धनैरपि।
English: It is not desirable to abandon life like one's riches. Indeed, one's own self should always be protected by, as I have already said, even removing his wives and wealth.
Sanskrit: आत्मरक्षणतन्त्राणां सुपरीक्षितकारिणाम्॥ आपदो नोपपद्यन्ते पुरुषाणां स्वदोषजाः।
English: Persons who care to protect their own selves and who do all their works after a proper consideration, never suffer from dangers as the consequence of their acts.
Sanskrit: शत्रून् सम्यग् विजानन्ति दुर्बला ये बलीयसः॥ न तेषां चाल्यते बुद्धिः शास्त्रार्थकृतनिश्चया।
English: The weak always regard the powerful as their enemies. Their understanding, based firmly on the truths of the scriptures, is never unhinged.
Sanskrit: इत्यभिव्यक्तमेवं स पलितेनाभिभर्त्तितः॥ मार्जारो वीडितो भूत्वा मूषिकं वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥
English: Thus rebuked by the mouse palita the cat, hushing with shame, said to the mouse.
Sanskrit: लोमश उवाच सत्यं शपे त्वयाहं वै मित्रद्रोहो विगर्हितः। तन्मन्येऽहं तव प्रज्ञा यस्त्वं मम हिते रतः॥
English: Lomasha said Truly I swear by you that I conside it highly censurable to injure a friend. I know your wisdom. I know also that you are devoted to my self-being.
Sanskrit: उक्तवानर्थतत्त्वेन मयासम्भिन्नदर्शनः। न तु मामन्यथा साधो त्वं ग्रहीतुमिहार्हसि॥
English: Guided by the science of profit, you have said that there is sufficient cause for a breach between you and me. You should not, however, O good friend, take me for what I am not!
Sanskrit: प्राणप्रदानजं त्वत्तां मयि सौहृदमागतम्। धर्मज्ञोऽस्मि गुणज्ञोऽस्मि कृतज्ञोऽस्मि विशेषतः॥
English: I consider you a great friend for your having saved my life. I am, again, familiar with duties. I always appreciate other people's merits. I am very grateful for services received.
Sanskrit: मित्रेषु वत्सलश्चास्मि त्वद्भक्तश्च विशेषतः। तस्मादेवं पुन: साधो मय्याचरितुमर्हसि॥
English: I am devoted to the service of friends. I am, again, especially devoted to you. For these reasons, O good friend, you should reunite yourself with me.
Sanskrit: त्वया हि वाच्यमानोऽहं जह्यां प्राणान् सबान्धवः। विश्रम्भो हि बुधैर्दृष्टो मद्विधेषु मनस्विषु॥ तदेतद् धर्मतत्त्वज्ञ न त्वं शङ्कितुमर्हसि।
English: If I am ordered by you, I can, with all my kinsmen and relatives, sacrifice my very life. The learned and wise see sufficient reasons for reposing their confidence in persons of such mental disposition as ourselves. O you who are a master of the truths of morality, you should not suspect me.
Sanskrit: इति संस्तूयमानोऽपि मारिण स मूषिकः॥ मनसा भावगम्भीरो मार्जारं वाक्यमब्रवीत्।
English: Thus addressed by the cat, the mouse, thinking a while, said these weighty words to the former.
Sanskrit: साधुर्भवाश्रुतार्थोऽस्मि प्रीये च न च विश्वसे॥ संस्तवैर्वा धनौधैर्वा नाहं शक्यः पुनस्त्वया।
English: You are highly good. I have heard all that you have said and am glad to hear you. For all that, however, I cannot trust you. It is impossible for you, by such eulogiums or by present of great wealth, to induce me to unite with you again.
Sanskrit: न ह्यमित्रे वशं यान्ति प्राज्ञा निष्कारणं सखे॥ अस्मिन्नर्थे च गाथे द्वे निबोधोशनसा कृते।
English: I tell you, O friend, that the wise never place themselves, without sufficient reason, under the power of an enemy. Regarding this, two stories have been recited by Sage Usanasa. Listen carefully.
Sanskrit: शत्रुसाधारणे कृत्ये कृत्वा संधि बलीयसा॥ समाहितश्चरेद् युक्त्या कृतार्थश्च न विश्वसेत्।
English: Having made an agreement with a stronger one, when both are threatened by enemies, a weak person should act carefully after considerations of policy. Having gained his object, the weaker of the two parties should not again trust the stronger.
Sanskrit: न विश्वसेदविश्वस्ते विश्वस्ते नातिविश्वसेत्॥ नित्यं विश्वासयेदन्यान् परेषां तु न विश्वसेत्।
English: One should never trust a person unworthy of trust. Nor should one blindly trust a person deserving of trust. One should always try to secure other's confidence. One should not, however, himself trust his foes.
Sanskrit: तस्मात् सर्वास्ववस्थासु रक्षेज्जीवितमात्मनः॥ द्रव्याणि संततिश्चैव सर्वं भवति जीवितः।
English: For these reasons one should, under every circumstances, protect his own self. One's possessions, children and everything else are so long valuable as he is alive.
Sanskrit: संक्षेपो नीतिशास्त्राणामविश्वासः परो मतः॥ नृषु तस्मादविश्वास: पुष्कलं हितमात्मनः।
English: In short, the highest truth of all works on policy is Mistrust. Therefore, mistrust of all persons yields the greatest good.
Sanskrit: वध्यन्ते न ह्यविश्वस्ताः शत्रुभिर्दुर्बला अपि॥ वि तास्तेषु वध्यन्ते बलवन्तोऽपि दुर्बलैः।
English: However weak people may be, if they mistrust their enemies, the latter, even if strong, never succeed in reigning supreme over them.
Sanskrit: त्वद्विधेभ्यो मया ह्यात्मा रक्ष्यो मार्जार सर्वदा॥ रक्ष त्वमपि चात्मानं चाण्डालाज्जातिकिल्बिषात्।
English: O cat, one like myself should always guard his life from persons like you. Do you also
Sanskrit: स तस्य ढवतस्त्वेवं संत्रासाज्जातसाध्वसः॥ शाखां हित्वा जवेनाशु मारिः प्रययौ ततः।
English: While the mous, thus spoke, the cat frightened at the mention of the hunter, hastily left the branch of the tree, ran away with great speed.
Sanskrit: ततः शास्त्रार्थतत्त्वज्ञो बुद्धिसामर्थ्यमात्मनः।।२००। विश्राव्य पलितः प्राज्ञो बिलमन्यज्जगाम ह।
English: Having thus shown his power of understanding, the mouse Palita also, who was conve. sant with the trists of scripture and endued with wisdom, entered another hole.
Sanskrit: एवं प्रज्ञावता बुद्ध्या दुर्बलेन महाबलाः॥ एकेन बहवोऽमित्राः पलितेनाभिसंधिताः।
English: Bhishma continued Thus did the wise mouse Palita, though weak, and alone, succeed in baffling many powerful enemies.
Sanskrit: अरिणापि मर्थेन संधि कुर्वीत पण्डितः॥ मूषिकश्च बिडालश्च मुक्तावन्योन्यसंश्रयात्।
English: An intelligent and learned man should make peace with a powerful enemy. The mouse and the cat escaped by their reliance upon each other's services.
Sanskrit: इत्येवं क्षात्रधर्मस्य मया मार्गो निदर्शितः॥ विस्तरेण महाराज संक्षेपमपि मे शृणु।
English: I have thus pointed out to you fully the course of Kshatriya duties. Listen now to me in brief.
Sanskrit: अन्योन्यकृतवैरी तु चक्रतुः प्रीतिमुत्तमाम्॥ अन्योन्यमभिसंधातुं सम्बभूव तयोर्मतिः।
English: When two persons who were once enemy 1.1ake peace with each other, it is certain that each of them has it in his heart to control the other.
Sanskrit: तत्र प्राज्ञोऽभिसंधत्ते सम्यग् बुद्धिसमाश्रयात्॥ अभिसंधीयते प्राज्ञः प्रमादादपि वा बुधैः।
English: In such a case the wise man succeeds by the power of his understanding in controlling the other. He, on the other hand, who has no। wisd m suffers himself, for his carelessness, to be defeated by the wise.
Sanskrit: तस्मादभीतवद् भीगो विश्वस्त्वदविश्वसन्॥ न ह्यप्रमत्तश्चलति चलितो वा तिनश्यति।
English: It is necessary, therefore, that in fear one should appear to be fearless, and, while really mistrusting others, one should seem to be truthful. One, who acts with such carefulness nev r loses his steps, or, even losing it, is never ruined.
Sanskrit: कालन रिपुणा संधिः काले मित्रेण विग्रहः॥ कार्य इत्ये व संधिज्ञाः प्राहुर्नित्यं नराधिप।
English: When the opportunity presents its-self, one should make peace with an enemy; and when the time comes, one should make war with even a friend. Those, who are well read in peace and war, say that one should conduct hiinself thus, O king.
Sanskrit: एतज्ज्ञात्वा महाराज शास्त्रार्थमभिगम्य च।२०८॥ अभियुक्तोऽप्रमत्तश्च प्राग्भयाद् भीतवच्चरेत्।
English: knowing this, O king, and remembering the truths of scripture, one should, ser:sibly and carefully, act like a person in fear before the cause of fear actually arrives.
Sanskrit: भीतवत् संनिधिः कार्यः प्रतिसंधिस्तथैव च॥ भयादुत्पद्यते बुद्धिरप्रमत्ताभियोगजा।
English: One should before the cause of fear actually arrived, act like a person in fear, and make peace with enenies. Such fear and carefulness beget keenness of understanding.
Sanskrit: न भयं विद्यते राजन् भीतस्यानागते भये॥ अभीतस्य च विश्रम्भात् सुमहज्जायते भवम्।
English: If one acts like a man in fear before the cause of fear is so near, one is never filled with fear when that cause actually arrives. And from the fear of a person, who always acts with "carlessness, very great fear criginates.
Sanskrit: अभीश्चरति यो नित्यं मन्त्रोऽदेयः कथंचन॥ अविज्ञानाद्धि विज्ञातो गच्छेदास्पददर्शिषु।
English: Never cherish fear,-such an advice should never be given to any one. The person, who entertains fear from a consciousness of his weakness, always seuks the advice of wise and experienced men.
Sanskrit: तस्मादभीतवद् भीतो विश्वस्तवदविश्वसन्॥ कार्याणां गुरुतां प्राप्य नानृतं किंचिदाचरेत्।
English: For these reasons, one should, when afraid, appear to be fearless and when mistrusting (others', should seem to be truthful. One should not, even iil serious acts, !reat others with falsehood.
Sanskrit: एवमेतन्मया प्रोक्तमितिहासं युधिष्ठिर॥ श्रुत्वा त्वं सुहृदां मध्ये यथावत् समुपाचर।
English: Thus have recited to you, O Yudhishthira, the old story (of the mouse and the cat). Havii.g listened to it, do you: act properly in the midst of your friends and kinsmen.
Sanskrit: उपलभ्य मतिं चाय्यामरिमित्रान्तरं तथा॥ संधिविग्रहकालौ च मोक्षोपायस्तथैव च।
English: Deriving a great lesson from that story, and learning the difference between friend and enemy and the proper time for war and peace, You will discover means of escape when beset with dangers.
Sanskrit: शत्रुसाधारणे कृत्ये कृत्वा संधि बलीवसा॥ समागतश्चरेद् युक्त्या कृतार्थो न च विश्वसेत्।
English: Making peace, at a time of common danger, with a powerful enemy, you should act with proper consideration when uniting yourself with hin (when the common danger is gone). Indeed, having gained your objeci, you should not trust the enemies again.
Sanskrit: अविरुद्धां त्रिवर्गेण नीतिमेतां महीपते॥ अभ्युत्तिष्ठ श्रुतादस्माद् भूयः संरक्षयन् प्रजाः।
English: This path of policy is quite of a piece with the three-fold objects of life, (viz., Virtue, Profit, and Pleasure) O king! Guided by this Shruti, do you acquire prosperity by once more protecting your subjects.
Sanskrit: ब्राह्मणैश्चापि ते सार्धं यात्रा भवतु पाण्डव॥ ब्राह्मणा वै परं श्रेयो दिवि चेह च भारत।
English: O son of Pandu, always try to associate with Brahmanas in all your acts! Brahmanas give great benefit both in this world and the next.
Sanskrit: एते धर्मस्य वेत्तारः कृतज्ञा. सततं प्रभो॥ पृजिताः शुभकर्तारः पूजयेत् तान् नराधिप।
English: They are teachers of duty and morality. They are always grateful, O powerful one! If adored, they are sure to do you good. Therefore, o king, you should always adore them.
Sanskrit: राज्यं श्रेयः परं राजन् यशः कीर्ति च लप्स्यसे॥ कुलस्य संततिं चैव यथान्यायं यथाक्रमम्॥
English: You will then, O king, duly acquire ki'igdom, great food, fame, achievements, and offspring in their proper order.
Sanskrit: द्वयोरिमं भारत संगिविग्रहं सुभाषितं बुद्धिविशेष कारकम्। यथा त्ववेक्ष्य क्षितिपेन सर्वदा निगेवितव्यं नृप शत्रुमण्डले॥
English: Always looking at this history of peace and war between the mouse and the cat, written in excellent words and capable of sharpening the intelleci, a king should always act in thie midst of his enemies,
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच उक्तो मन्त्रो महाबाहो विश्वासो नास्ति शत्रुषु। कथं हि राजा वर्तेत यदि सर्वत्र नाथसेत्॥
English: Yudhishthira said You have prescribed, O mighty one, that no confidence should be reposed in enemy. But how would the king maintain himself if he were not to confide in anybody?
Sanskrit: विश्वासाद्धिं पर राजन् राज्ञामुत्पद्यते भयम्। कथं हि नाश्वसन् राजा शत्रून् जयति पार्थिवः॥
English: O king, you have said, great danger arises to kings from confidence. But how, ) monarch, can a king, without trust on others, conquers his enemies.
Sanskrit: एतन्मे संशयं छिन्धि मतिर्मे सम्प्रमुह्यति। अविश्वासकथामेतामुपश्रुत्य पितामह॥
English: Kindly dispel this doubt of mine. My mind is confused, O grandfather, at what I have heard you say on the subject of mistrust.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच शृणुष्व राजन् यद् वृत्तं ब्रह्मदत्तनिवेशने। पूजन्या सह संवादं ब्रह्मदत्तस्य भूपतेः॥
English: Bhishma said Hear, O king, what took place at the residence of Brahmadatta, viz., the conversation between Pujani and king Brahmadatta.
Sanskrit: काम्पिल्ये ब्रह्मदत्तस्य त्वन्तःपुरनिवासिनी। पूजनी नाम शकुनिर्दीर्घकालं सहोषिता॥
English: There was a bird named Pujani who lived for a considerable time with king Brahmadatta in the inner apartments of his palace at Kampilya.
Sanskrit: रुतज्ञा सर्वभूतानां यथा वै जीवजीवकः। सर्वज्ञा सर्वतत्त्वज्ञा तिर्यग्योनिं गतापि सा॥
English: Like the bird Jivajivaka, Pujani could imitate the cries of all animals. Though a bird by birth, she had acquired great knowledge and was conversant with every truth.
Sanskrit: अभिप्रजाता सा तत्र पुत्रमेकं सुवर्चसम्। समकालं च राज्ञोऽपि देव्यां पुत्रो व्यजायत॥
English: While residing there, she brought forth a highly effulgent young one. simultancously the king also beget on his queen a son.
Sanskrit: तयोरर्थे कृतज्ञा सा खेचरी पूजनी सदा। समुद्रतीरं सा गत्वा आजहार फलद्वयम्॥
English: Out of gratefulness for the shelter of the king's roof, Pujani used to go daily to the shores of the ocean and bring a couple of fruits for the nourishment of her own young one and the infant prince.
Sanskrit: पुष्ट्यर्थं च स्वपुत्रस्य राजपुत्रस्य चैव हा फलमेकं सुतायादाद् राजपुत्राय चापरम्॥ अमृतास्वादसदृशं बलतेजोऽभिवर्धनम्। आदायादाय सैवाशु तयोः प्रादात् पुनः पुनः॥
English: She gave one of those fruits to her own child and the other to the prince. The fruits she brought were sweet like ambrosia, and capable of increasing strength and energy. Every day she brought them and every day she distributed them in the same way. The infant prince gained great strength from the fruit which Pujani give him.
Sanskrit: ततोऽगच्छत् परां वृद्धिं राजपुत्रः फलाशनात्। ततः स धाच्या कक्षेण उह्यमानो नृपात्मजः॥ ददर्श तं पक्षिसुतं बाल्यादागत्य बालकः। ततो बाल्याच्च यत्नेन तेनाक्रीडत पक्षिणा॥
English: One day the infant prince, while carried by the nurse on her arms saw the little young one of Pujani. Going down from the nurse's arms, the child ran towards the bird, and out of childish impulse, began to sport with it, liking the same very much.
Sanskrit: शून्ये च तमुपादाय पक्षिणं समजातकम्। हत्वा ततः स राजेन्द्र धात्र्या हस्तमुपागतः॥
English: At length, raising the bird which was to the same age with himself with his hands, the prince pressed it to death and then returned to his nurse.
Sanskrit: अथ सा पूजनी राजन्नागमत् फलहारिणी। अपश्यन्निहतं पुत्रं तेन बालेन भूतले॥
English: The bird, O king, who had as usual been out in her search of fruits, returning to the palace, and saw her young one lying on the ground, killed by the prince.
Sanskrit: वाष्पपूर्णमुखी दीना दृष्ट्वा तं रुदती सुतम्। पूजनी दुःखसंतप्ता रुदती वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥ क्षत्रिये सगतं नास्ति न प्रीतिर्न च सौहृदम्। कारणात् सान्त्वयन्त्येते कृतार्थाः संत्यजन्ति च॥
English: Seeing her son dead, Pujani, with tears trickling down her cheeks, and heart burning with grief, wept bitterly and said,-Alas nobody should live with a Kshatriya or contract friendship with him, or take pleasure in having any connection with him! When they have any object in view, they behave with courtesy. When that object is accomplished, they abandon the instrument.
Sanskrit: क्षत्रियेषु न विश्वासः कार्यः सर्वापकारिषु। अपकृत्यापि सततं सान्त्वयन्ति निरर्थकम्॥
English: The Kshatriyas do evil to all. They should never be trusted. Even after doing an injury they always try to solace and assure the injured for nothing.
Sanskrit: अहमस्य करोम्यद्य सदृशीं वैरयातनाम्। कृतघ्नस्य नृशंसस्य भृशं विश्वासघातिनः॥
English: I shall, forsooth, wreak vengeance, for this act of enmity upon this truthless and ungrateful betrayer of trust.
Sanskrit: सहसंजातवृद्धस्य तथैव सहभोजिनः। शरणागतस्य च वधस्त्रिविधं ह्येव पातकम्॥
English: He has been guilty of three-fold sins taking the life of one that was born on the same day with him and that was being brought up with him in the same place, that used to eat with him, and that depended on him for protection.
Sanskrit: इत्युक्त्वा चरणाभ्यां नेत्रे नृपसुतस्य सा। भित्त्वा स्वस्था तत इदं पूजनी वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥ इच्छयेह कृतं पापं सद्यस्तं चोपसर्पति। कृतं प्रतिकृतं येषां न नश्यति शुभाशुभम्॥
English: Having said these words aside, Pujani, with her talons, pierced the eyes of the prince, and finding some comfort from that act of vengeance, once more said,-A sinful deed, committed with deliberation, assails the doer without any loss of time. They, however, who avenge an injury, never lose their merit.
Sanskrit: पापं कर्म कृतं किंचिद् यदि तस्मिन् न दृश्यते। नृपते तस्य पुत्रेषु पौत्रेष्वपि च नतृषु॥
English: If the fruits of a sinful act be not seen in the perpetrator himself, they would certainly be seen. O king, in his sons; or son's sons, ci daughter's sons!
Sanskrit: तु ब्रह्मदत्तः सुतं दृष्ट्वा पूजन्याहृतलोचनम्। कृते प्रतिकृतं मत्वा पूजनीमिदमब्रवीत्॥
English: Seeing his son blinded by Pujani, and considering the act to have been proper vengeance for what his son nad done, Brahmadatta said these words to Pujani.
Sanskrit: ब्रह्मदत्त उवाच अस्ति वै कृतमस्माभिरस्ति प्रतिकृतं त्वया। उभयं तत् समीभूतं वस पूजनि मा गमः॥
English: An injury, was done by us to you. You have avenged it by doing an injury in return. The account is settled. Do not leave your present residence. On the other hand, continue to live here, O Pujani.
Sanskrit: पूजन्युवाच सकृत् कृतापराधस्य तत्रैव परिलम्बतः। न तद् बुधाः प्रशंसन्ति श्रेयस्तत्रापसर्पणम्॥
English: The learned never speak high of the conduct of a person, who having once injured another continues to live with that other. Under such circumstances it is always better for the injurer to quit his old place.
Sanskrit: सान्त्वे प्रयुक्ते सततं कृतवैरे न विश्वसेत्। क्षिप्रं स बध्यते मूढो न हि वैरं प्रशाम्यति॥
English: One should never trust the soothing assurances received from an injured party. The fool that trusts such assurances is soon ruined. Enmity is not quickly cooled.
Sanskrit: अन्योन्यकृतवैराणां पुत्रपौत्रं नियच्छति। पुत्रपौत्रविनाशे च परलोकं नियच्छति॥
English: The very sons and grandsons of persons, who have injured each other, meet with destruction. For such destruction of their children, they lose the next world also.
Sanskrit: सर्वेषां कृतवैराणामविश्वासः सुखोदयः। एकान्ततो न विश्वासः कार्यो विश्वासघातकैः॥
English: Amongst imn who have injured one another, distrust would yield happiness. One who has betrayed confidence should never be trusted in the least.
Sanskrit: न विश्वसेदविश्वस्ते विश्वस्ते नातिविश्वसेत्। विश्वासाद् भयमुत्पन्नमपि मूलं निकृन्तति। कामं विश्वासयेदन्यान् परेषां च न विश्वसेत्॥
English: One, who is not worthy of confidence should not be trusted; nor should too much trust be reposed in a person worthy of trust. The danger originating from blind confidence engenders absolute destruction. One should try to sccure the confidence of others. One, however, should never place confidence in others.
Sanskrit: माता पिता बान्धवानां वरिष्ठौ भार्या जरा बीजमात्रं तु पुत्रः। भ्राता शत्रुः क्लित्रपाणिर्वयस्य आत्मा ह्येकः सुखदुःखस्य भोक्ता॥
English: The parents only are the best of friends. The wife is merely a soil for sowing seeds. The son is only one's seed. The brother is an enemy. The friend or companion wants to have his palms oiled if he is to continue so. One's own self enjoys or suffers one's happiness or misery.
Sanskrit: अन्योन्यकृतवैराणां न संधिरुपपद्यते। स च हेतुरतिक्रान्तो यदर्थमहमावसम्॥
English: Real peace cannot live amongst persons who have injured one another. No such necessity exists any longer for which I livea here.
Sanskrit: पूजितस्यार्थमानाभ्यां जन्तोः पूर्वापकारिणः। मनो भवत्यविश्वस्तं कर्म त्रासयतेऽबलान्॥
English: The mind of a person who has once injured another, becomes naturally filled with want of confidence, if he sees the injured person adoring him with gifts and honours. Such conduct especially when shorn by the strong, always strikes the weak with fear.
Sanskrit: पूर्वं सम्मानन, यत्र पश्चाच्चैव विमानना। जह्यात् तत् सत्त्ववान् स्थानं शत्रो:सम्मानितोऽपिसन्।।
English: An intelligent person should leave that place where he first meets with honour in order to meet next with dishonour and injury. Despite any subsequent honour that he might get from his enemy, he should act thus.
Sanskrit: उषितास्मि तवागारे दीर्घकालं समर्चिता। तदिदं वैरमुत्पन्नं सुखमाशु व्रजाम्यहम्॥
English: I have lived in your house for a long time, respected all along by you. a cause of eninity, however, has at last taken place. I should, therefore, quit this place without any hesitation.
Sanskrit: ब्रह्मदत्त उवाच यः कृते प्रतिकुर्याद् वै न स तत्रापरानुयात्। अनृणस्तेन भवति वस पूजनि मा गमः॥
English: Brahmadatta said One, who does return injury for an injury, is never considered as offending. Indeed, the avenger closes his account by such behaviour. Therefore, O Pujani, continue to live here without quitting this place!
Sanskrit: पूजन्युवाच न कृतस्य तु कर्तुश्च सख्यं संधीयते पुनः हृदयं तत्र जानाति कर्तुश्चैव कृतस्य च॥
English: Pujani said No friendship can again be formed between a person who has injured and him who has inflicted an injury in return. The hearts cannot forget what has taken place.
Sanskrit: ब्रह्मदत उवाच कृतस्य चैव कर्तुश्च सख्यं संधीयते पुनः। वैरस्योपशमो दृष्टः पापं नोपाप्नुते पुनः॥
English: It is necessary that an injurer and the avenger of the injury should be united. Mutual enmity upon such a union has been seen to cool down. Usually, no fresh injury occurs.
Sanskrit: पूजन्युवाच नास्ति वैरमतिक्रान्तं सान्त्वितोऽस्मीति नाश्वसेत्। विश्वासाद् वसते लोके तस्माच्छ्रेयोऽप्यदर्शनम्॥
English: Enmity originating from mutual injuries can never die. The person injured should never trust his enemies, drinking-O I have been comforted with assurances of good will!-In this world, men frequently suffer destruction for (misplaced) confidence. Therefore, it is necessary that we should no longer meet each other.
Sanskrit: तरसा ये न शक्यन्ते शस्त्रैः गुनिशितैरपि। साम्ना तेऽपि निगृह्यन्ते गजा इव करेणुभिः॥
English: Those, who cannot be subdued by force and Sharp weapons, can be conquered by insincere professions of love like (wild) elephants through a (tame) she-elephant.
Sanskrit: ब्रह्मदत्त उवाच संवासाज्जायते स्नेहो जीवितान्तकरेष्वपि। अन्योन्यस्य च विधास: श्वपधेन शुनो पथा॥
English: For two persons living together, even if one indlicts upon the other deadly injury, fraternal love and mutual trist naturally raise between them, as in the case of the Chandala and the dog.
Sanskrit: अन्योन्कृतवैराणां संवासान्मृदुतां गतम्। नैव तिष्ठति तद् वैरं पुष्करस्थमिवोदकम्॥
English: Amongst persons who have ir jured one another, living together blunts the sharpness of enmily. Indeed, that enmity does not last long, but disappears quickly like water poured upon the leaf of a louts.
Sanskrit: पूजन्युवाच वैरं पञ्चसमुत्थानं तच्च बुध्यन्ति पण्डिताः। स्त्रीकृतं वास्तुजं वाजं ससापत्नापराधजम्॥
English: Pujani said Emmity originates from five causes. Learned persons know it. Those five catises are woman, land, harsh words, natural disagreement, and injury.
Sanskrit: तत्र दाता न हन्तव्यः क्षत्रियेणशेषतः। प्रकाशं वाप्रकाशं वा बुद्दा दोषबलाबलम्॥
English: When the person, with whom enmity takes place, happens to be a liberal man, he should never be killed, particularly by a Kshatriya, openly or by hidden means. In such a case, the man's fault should be duly considered.
Sanskrit: कृतवैरे न विश्वासः कार्यस्विह सुहृद्यपि। छन्नं संतिष्ठते वैरं गूढोऽग्निरिव दारुषु।:४४॥
English: When enmity has arisen with even a friend, no further trust should be placed in him. Feelings of enmity lie hidden like fire in forest.