çéæöäªÄ몠  çúªç¨   ùêéä   øÕô䪠      871
åéæîá±ëª   îôúªì÷ªçè÷ª   ÷äª×
 

çéæ

enmity

öäªÄëª

known as

çúªµ

virtue

¬ùª	of one without

íêéä	that (quality of enmity)

øÕôäª

one

åéæîá±ëª

even playfully

îôúªìùªçè÷ª×

to desire

íäª×	should not

   
One   should   not   wish   for   enmity   with   anyone even   as   a   playful   joke   (871).  
ô¨ùªîùõР  ãÈôõР  çéæâæèó¨Ä몠  âæèóªó÷ªæ     872
âòèùªîùõР  ãÈôõР  çéæ
 

ô¨ùª      ÖõÐ

having the bow for a plough ( a soldier with a bow

ãÈôõÐ

a farmer

çéæâæèó¨Äëª

even if one entertains hostility

âæèóªó÷ªæ

do not entertain

âòèùª    ÖõÐ

using words for a plough

ãÈôõÐ

a learned person

çéæ	enmity with

   
The   enmity   of   one   who   wields   arms   is   not   as   dangerous   as   that
of   the   one   who   gives   expression   to   it   through   words   (872).  
ÖË÷ª   ÷ôõ¨Ä몠  ÖéÈ   êë¨áäèáªçª      873
çùªùèõР  çéæâæèóª   çôäª
 

Öëª

lunacy

ã÷ª÷ôõ¨Äëª

more than the one with struck with

ÖéÈ

miserable

êë¨áäèáª

all by himself

çùªùèõÐ

with many

çéæâæèóªçôäª

one who nurtures enmity

   
He   is   a   fool   who   has   no   allies   and   yet   makes   many   enemies   (873).  
çéæåìªçèæР  âæèúªâìèÇÆëª
çúªµéì   áèó䪠      874
êéæéëæÐæúª   ꧪæ¨÷ª×   ãùÆ
 

çéæ

enmity

åìªçèæР   âæèúªÌ

converting it into friendship

øÇÆëª

conducting himself so

çúªµéìáèóäª

the one with this virtue

êéæéëæÐæúª

in his magnanimity

ꧪæ¨÷ª×

is established

ãùÆ

the world

   
The   world   will   veer   around   the   king   who   can  convert   enemies   into   friends   (874).  
êäªÊéú   ¬äª÷èùª   çéæ¬õúªìèùª
êè䪠  øÕô䪠    875
¬äªÊéúáèæР  âæèóªæô÷ª÷¨äª   øäª×
 

êäªÊéú

ally for him

¬äª×    Íùª

if none

çéæ

enmity

¬õúªÌ    Íùª

when there are two

êèäª	himself alone

øÕôäª

in this condition

¬äªÊéúáè

as a dependable ally

âæèóªæ

adopt

íô÷ª÷¨äª

of those two

øäª×

one

   
One   who   has   no   allies,   when   faced     by   two   enemies , should
seek   alliance   with   one   of   them   (875).  
îê÷¨Ä몠  îê÷è   ô¨ïÄ몠  íȨô¨äªæúª      876
îê÷è䪠  çæèí䪠  ô¨ìùª
 

îê÷¨Äëª

even if properly assessed

îê÷è    ô¨ïÄëª

if not properly assessed

íȨô¨äªæúª

when in difficulty

îê÷èäª

without joining hands

çæèíäª

without opposing

ô¨ìùª

leave at that

   
In   a   crisis,   one   should   be   wary   of   joining   or   opposing
an   enemy   of   whom   one   is   not   sure   (876).  
îåèô÷ªæ   âåèåÐêÊ   í÷¨áèõÐæÐÆ   îëô÷ªæ  877
âëäªéë   çéæô   õæêÐÊ
 

îåèô÷ªæ

should not voluntarily pour out one's difficulties

âåèåÐêÊ

one's own sufferings

í÷¨áèõÐæÐÆ

those who are not aware (not interested)

îëô÷ªæ

do not make known

âëäªéë

one's weakness

çéæôõÐ

adversaries

íæêÐÊ

to them

   
It   is   good   not   to   let   your   friends   know   your   grief  or   your   foes   to   know   your   weakness   (877).  
ôéæá÷¨åÐÊ   ê÷ªâòáªÊ   ê÷ªæèçªç   ëè±ëª       878
çéæôõÐæúª   çìªì   âòÕæÐÆ
 

ôéæá÷¨åÐÊ

knowing the way of doing

ê÷ªâòáªÊ

strengthening oneself

êäªæèçªç

gaining self-security

ëè±ëª

will disappear

çéæôõÐæúª

of the ill-wishers

çìªì	on the part

âòÕæÐÆ

arrogance

   
When   one   carefully   plans   and   consolidates   his   defence, that   itself   will   humble   the   enemy   (878).  
¬éóêèæ   Ëóªëõ§ª   âæèùªæ   æéó±åõР    879
éæâæèùªÙ몠  æèȪêÐê   ô¨ìêÐÊ
 

¬éóêèæ

when tender

Ëóªëõëª

a thorny shrub

âæèùªæ

should be uprooted

æéó±åõÐ

of the one who cuts it (later)

éæâæèùªÙëª

will injure the hand

æèȪêÐê    ô¨ìêÐÊ

if it is allowed to grow

   
It   is   best   to   cut   down   the   thorny   shrub   when   it   is   tender,   for
later,   when   it   is   grown,   it   will   hurt   you   (879).    
ãá¨õÐçªç   ãóõùªùõР  ëäª÷   âòá¨õÐçªçôõР            880
âòëªëùª   ò¨éêæÐæùè   êèõÐ
 

ãá¨õÐçªç

when they wax

ãóõР   íùªùõÐ

will be destroyed, unable to face

ëäª÷	definitely

âòá¨õÐçªçôõÐ

of the enemies

âòëªëùª

arrogance

ò¨éêæÐæùèêèõÐ

who will not decimate

 
He   who   does   not   strike   the   enemy   in   time   will  himself   be   destroyed   soon   (880).