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50 passagesअपरं च- मित्रार्थे बान्धवार्थे च बुद्धिमान् यतते सदा । जातास्व् आपत्सु यत्नेन जगादेदं वचो मनुः ॥
Moreover, a wise person always strives for the sake of friends and kinsmen. When dangers have arisen, Manu uttered this saying with care.
तद् आनीयतां काचिद् दृढ-रज्जुर् लघु-काष्ठं वा । अन्विष्यतां च प्रभूत-जल-सनाथं सरः, येन मया मध्य-प्रदेशे दन्तैर् गृहीते सति युवां कोटि-भागयोस् तत्-काष्ठं मया सहितं सङ्गृह्य तत्-सरो नयथः ।
Then let some strong rope or a light piece of wood be brought, and let a lake rich in abundant water be sought. When I have grasped it with my teeth at the middle, you two, having taken hold of that wood at its two ends together with me, will carry it to that lake.
ताव् ऊचतुः-भो मित्र ! एवं करिष्यावः । परं भवता मौन-व्रतेन स्थातव्यम् । नो चेत् तव काष्ठात् पातो भविष्यति ।
Those two said: “O friend, we will do so. However, you must remain under the vow of silence; otherwise, you will fall from the wood.”
तथानुष्ठिते गच्छता कम्बुग्रीवेणाधोभाग-व्यवस्थितं किंचित् पुरम् आलोकितम् । तत्र ये पौरास् ते तथा नीयमानं विलोक्य सविस्मयम् इदम् ऊचुः-अहो चक्राकारं किम् अपि पक्षिभ्यां नीयते । पश्यत पश्यत ।
When this had been done, as Kambugrīva was proceeding, a certain town situated below was seen. There, the townspeople, seeing him being carried in that manner, said in astonishment: “Oh! Something wheel-shaped is being carried by two birds. Look, look!”
अथ तेषां कोलाहलम् आकर्ण्य कम्बुग्रीव आह-भोः ! किम् एष कोलाहलः ? इति वक्तु-मना अर्धोक्ते पतितः पौरैः खण्डशः कृतश् च । अतो ऽहं ब्रवीमि-सुहृदां हित-कामानाम् इति । तथा च-
Then, having heard their uproar, Kambugrīva said, “Ho! What is this uproar?” Intending to say this, when only half had been spoken, he fell and was cut to pieces by the townspeople. Therefore I say, “of friends who desire one’s welfare …” Thus also:
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