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21 passagesन यत्र शक्यते कर्तुं साम दानम् अथापि वा । भेदस् तत्र प्रयोक्तव्यो यतः स वश-कारकः ॥
Where conciliation, or even giving, cannot be carried out, division should be employed there, because it brings one under control.
किं च सर्व-गुण-सम्पन्नो ऽपि भेदेन बध्यते । उक्तं च यतः-
Moreover, even one endowed with every quality is brought under control through division. As it is said:”—
अन्तः-स्थेनाविरुद्धेन सुवृत्तेनातिचारुणा । अन्तर्-भिन्नेन सम्प्राप्तं मौक्तिकेनापि बन्धनम् ॥
Even a pearl, though situated within, not discordant, well-rounded, and exceedingly lovely, when pierced within, has come into bondage.
एवं सम्प्रधार्य तस्याभिमुखो भूत्वा गर्वाद् उन्नत-कन्धरः स-सम्भ्रमम् उवाच-माम ! कथम् अत्र भवान् मृत्यु-मुखे प्रविष्टः । येनैष गजः सिंहेन व्यापादितः । स च माम् एतद् रक्षणं नियुज्य नद्यां स्नानार्थं गतः । तेन च गच्छता मम समादिष्टम्-यदि कश्चिद् इह व्याघ्रः समायाति, त्वया सुगुप्तं माम् आवेदनीयम् । येन वनम् इदं मया निर्व्याघ्रं कर्तव्यम् । यतः पूर्वं व्याघ्रेणैकेन मया व्यापादितो गजः शून्ये भक्षयित्वोच्छिष्टतां नीतः । तद्-दिनाद् आरभ्य व्याघ्रान् प्रति प्रकुपितो ऽस्मि ।
Having reflected thus, he turned to face him and, with his neck raised from pride, said with agitation: “Uncle! How have you entered the mouth of death here, sir? For this elephant has been killed by a lion. And that lion, after appointing me to guard this, has gone to the river for bathing. And as he was going, he commanded me: ‘If any tiger comes here, you must inform me very secretly, so that this forest may be made tigerless by me. For formerly an elephant killed by me was eaten in a deserted place by a certain tiger and reduced to leftovers. From that day onward I have been angry toward tigers.’”
तच् छ्रुत्वा व्याघ्रः सन्त्रस्तम् आह-भो भागिनेय ! देहि मे प्राण-दक्षिणाम् । त्वया तस्यात्र चिरायायातस्यापि मदीया कापि वार्ता नाख्येया । एवम् अभिधाय सत्वरं पलायाञ्चक्रे ।
Hearing that, the tiger said in terror: “Ah, nephew! Spare my life. You must not tell him any news about me, even if he comes here after a long time.” Having said this, he fled quickly.
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