âòá÷ªæõ¨á   áè²ó   åìªç¨äª   íÊîçèùª          781
ô¨éäæÐæõ¨á   áè²ó   æè窵
 

âòá÷ªÆ    íõ¨á

difficult of acquiring

áè   ãó

is there any

åìªç¨äª

like friendship

íÊîçèùª

like that friendship

ô¨éäæÐÆ    íõ¨á

for the work in hand

áè   ãó

what is there

æè窵

protection

   
There   is   nothing   like   acquiring   a   good   friendship   and   nothing
that   gives   better   protection   for   the   mission   in   hand   (781).

å¨é÷å©õ   å©õôõР  îæúªéë   ç¨é÷ëê¨çª             782
ç¨äªä©õ   îçéêáèõР  å쪵
 

å¨é÷å©õ

having the tendency of growing fully (the waxing moon)

å©õôõÐ

of the wise

îæúªéë

friendship

ç¨é÷	like the crescent moon

ëê¨	the full moon

ç¨äªä©õ

the tendency of depleting (the waning moon)

îçéêáèõÐ

of those otherwise

å쪵	friendship

 
A   good   friendship   grows   like   the   waxing   moon   but   an   unworthy
friendship   wanes   by   the   day   (782).

åô¨ùªâêè×ëª ¿ùªåáëª îçèÙ몠  çá¨ùªâêè×ë        783
çúªµéì   áèóõР  âêèìõе
 
 

åô¨ùªâêè×ëª

upon repeated study

¿ùª	the matter in a book

åáëª

joy

îçèÙëª

like (giving)

çá¨ùªâêè×ëª

with growth

çúªµéìáèóõÐ

of the good

âêèìõе

friendship

 
A   growing   friendship   brings   increasing   joy,   just   as   deeper
reading   of   the   great   books   brings   increasing   pleasure   (783).
 
åÆê÷ª   âçèÕìªìäª×   åìªìùª   ë¨Æê¨æÐæúª           784
îë÷ªâòäª×   ¬ïêÐê÷ª   âçèÕìªÌ
 

åÆêùª

mere laughter

âçèÕìªÌ

for

íäª×

not

åìªìùª

act of friendship

ë¨Æê¨æÐæúª

straying from the right path

îëùªâòäª×

interposing

¬ïêÐêùª

to restrain

âçèÕìªÌ

for that purpose

 
Good   friendship   is   not   for   sharing   joy   and   laughter   but   for   sternly
correcting   the   friend   who   strays   from   the   right   path   (784).

  µúõÐòÐò¨   çÈÆêùª   îôúªìè   ãúõÐòÐò¨êè䪠       785
åìªçè몠  æ¨Èéë   êÕëª
 
 

çÈÆêùª

to meet often

îôúªìè

not needed

ãúõÐòÐò¨êèäª

only shared feelings

å쪵    Íëª

becomes friendship

æ¨Èéë

feeling free

êÕëª

will give

 
It   is   shared   feeling   that   makes   for   friendship,
not   just   companionship     (785).

Ëæëªåæ   åìªçÊ   åìªçäª×   â墪òêÐÊ                 786
íæëªåæ   åìªçÊ   å쪵
 

Ëæëªåæ

on the face of it

åìªçÊ

happiness

å쪵	friendship

íäª×

not

â墪òêÐÊ

of hearts

íæëª	within the heart

åæ

joy

åìªçÊ

causing

å쪵	is (real) friendship

 
It   is   not   a   superficial   smile,   but   genuine   affection,   that
brings   a   smile   to   the   face,   that   marks   true   friendship   (786).

íȨô¨   äéôå©æÐ樠  Í×áªêÐÊ   íȨô¨äªæúª         787
íùªùùª   ãÈçªçêè몠  å쪵
 

íȨô¨äª

disastrous

íéô

bad acts

å©æÐæ¨

preventing

Í×	on the good path

ãáªêÐÊ

having led

íȨô¨äªæúª

if there should be damage

íùªùùª

suffering

ãÈçªçÊ    Íëª

giving company (moral support)

å쪵	is (true) friendship

   
The   true   friend   guides   you   from   the   wrong   to   the   right   path
and   stands   by   you   in   times   of   trouble   (787).
 
ãÌæÐéæ   ¬ÈåÐêô䪠  éæîçèù   ͧªîæ          788
¬ÌæÐæúª   æéóôêè몠  å쪵
 

ãÌæÐéæ

clothes

¬ÈåÐêôäª

slipped from the body

éæîçèù

like the hand (that spontaneously goes)

ͧªîæ

then and there

¬ÌæÐæúª

difficulty

æéóôêèëª

removing

å쪵	(is) friendship

 
Like   the   hand   that   spontaneously   goes   forth   to   stop   the
garment   from   slipping   from   your   body,   a   true   friend   comes
at   once   to   the   aid   of   one   in   distress   (788).

åìªç¨÷ªÆ   ô©÷ª÷¨ÕæÐéæ   áèâêä¨ùª   âæèìªç¨äª÷¨      789
øùªÙëªôè᪠  Ãäª×몠  å¨éù
 

åìªç¨÷ªÆ

to friendship

ô©÷ª÷¨ÕæÐéæ

the royal seat

áèÊ   öä¨ùª

that is which

âæè쪵    ¬äª÷¨

ceaselessly

øùªÙëªôèáª

following wherever possible

Ãäª×ëª

giving support

å¨éù	that state

   
True   friendship   is   to   be   found   where   one   always   and
tirelessly   goes   to   the   aid   of   another   (789).

¬éóáõР  ¬ôõÐöëæÐÆ   ¬äªä몠  áè몠  öäª×       790
  µéäá¨Ä몠  µùªâùäªÄ몠  å쪵
 

¬éóáõÐ

greatly attached

¬ôõÐ	this person

öëæÐÆ

to us

¬äªäëª

to him (deeply attached)

áèëª

we

öäª×

so

µéäá¨Äëª

describing each other

µùª    öäªÄëª

like grass (so light)

å쪵	(will be) friendship

   
The   quality   of   friendship   does   not   lie   in   mere   oral
affirmation   of   mutual   friendship   (790).