åèìèÊ   åìªìù¨÷ª   îæïùªéù   åìªìç¨äª          791
ô©ïùªéù   åìªçèóª   çôõÐæÐÆ
 

åèìèÊ

(hence) without checking

åìªìù¨äª

if befriended

îæÌ   ¬ùªéù

there is no (greater) error

åìªìç¨äª

after striking friendship

ô©Ì   ¬ùªéù

there would not arise discord

å쪵    ÍóªçôõÐæÐÆ

for those who like friendship

   
Friendships,   once   made,   are   not   broken;   hence
they   should   be   made   with   care   (791).
 
ÍáªåÐêèáªåÐÊ âæèóªóèêè䪠 îæúªéë  æéìËé÷   792
êèäªòè몠  Êáõ몠  êÕëª
 

ÍáªåÐÊ

checking

ÍáªåÐÊ

and re-checking

âæèóªóèêèäª

the one who would not

îæúªéë

befriend

æéìËé÷

at the end

êèäªòèëª

suicidal

Êáõëª

suffering

êÕëª	will entail

   
A   friendship   that   is   built   without   attention   to   all   aspects
of   the   relationship,   may   lead   to   suffering,   and   sometimes
even   fatal   consequences   (792).

ÆúÄ몠  Æïéë±ëª   Æ÷ª÷Ë몠  Æäª÷è             793
¬äÄ몠  í÷¨åÐÊáèæÐæ   å쪵
 

ÆúÄëª

good character

Æïéë±ëª

good ancestry

Æ÷ª÷Ëëª

defects

Æäª÷è

large

¬äÄëª

kith and kin

í÷¨åÐÊ

having ascertained

áèæÐæ

make

å쪵	friendship

   
A   friendship   with   anyone   should   be   built   after   considering
character,   birth,   virtues,   faults   and   kith   and   kin   (793).

Æïçªç¨÷åÐÊ   êäªæúª   çȨåèÑ   ôèéäæР          794
âæèÌêÐÊ몠  âæèóùªîôúªÌ몠  å쪵
 

Æïçªç¨÷åÐÊ

with respected lineage

êäªæúª

= towards oneself

çȨ   åèÑôèéä

sensitive to censure

âæèÌêÐÊëª

even for a price

âæèóùªîôúªÌëª

one should acquire

å쪵	friendship

 
Friendship   should   be   acquired   with   one   of   a   good   family   and   who   is sensitive   to   censure   for   wrong   doing,   even   going   out   of   the   way   (794).

íÈòÐâòèùªù¨   íùªùÊ   ¬ïêÐÊ   ôÈæÐæ÷¨á       795
ôùªùèõÐå쪵   ÍáªåÐÊ   âæèóùª
 

íÈòÐâòèùªù¨

speaking in a manner bringing about remorse

íùªùÊ

the evil deeds

¬ïêÐÊ

compelling

ôÈæÐÆ

the right way

í÷¨á	to instruct

ôùªùèõÐ

those capable of

å쪵	friendship

ÍáªåÐÊ

after considering

âæèóùª

make

 
Friendship   should   be   sought   of   one   who   is   ready   to   censure
wrong   doing,   prevent   one   from   straying,   and   help   one   to
keep   to   the   right   path   (795).
 
îæìªïÄ몠  ãúªÌØõР  ã×ꨠ  æ¨éó¢éõ     796
å©ìªï   íóçªçîêèõР  îæèùª
  
 

îæìªïÄëª

even in misfortune

ãúªÌ

there is

ØõÐ

one

ã×ê¨

benefit

æ¨éó¢éõ

the field of friendship

å©ìªï

correctly

íóçªçÊ

for measuring

ØõÐ

a

îæèùª

yardstick

Misfortune   provides   a   good   yardstick   for   measuring   the
sincerity   of   friends   at   such   times,   and   one   must   note
this   beneficial   aspect   of   misfortune   (796).

Ãê¨á몠  öäªçÊ   øÕô÷ªÆ窠  îçéêáèõР           797
îæúªéë   øõ©¬   ô¨ìùª
 

Ãê¨áëª

advantage

öäªçÊ

the one described as

øÕô÷ªÆ

for one

îçéêáèõÐ

of the ignorant

îæúªéë

friendship

øõ©¬    ô¨ìùª

to avoid

 
Gain   accrues   from   keeping  away  from friendship  of  the  ignorant   (797)..

ãóªó÷ªæ   ãóªó몠  ò¨×Æô   âæèóªó÷ªæ             798
íùªù÷ªæúª   Í÷ª÷×çªçèõР  å쪵
 

ãóªó÷ªæ

should not think of (acts)

ãóªóëª

enthusiasm

ò¨×Æô

that would dampen

âæèóªó÷ªæ

should not be entertained

íùªùùªæúª

in the face of difficulty

Í÷ª×	connection

í×çªçèõÐ

those who sever

å쪵	friendship

 
Just   as   it   is   necessary   to   eschew   actions   that   discourage
enthusiasm,   one   must   steer   clear   of   friends   who   do   not
serve   you   when   in   need   (798).

âæ̧ªæèéùæÐ éæô¨ÌôèõÐ îæúªéë í̧ªæèéù   799
ãóªó¨Ä몠  ãóªó몠  àÌëª
 

âæÌëªæèéù

in times of difficulty (need)

éæô¨ÌôèõÐ

one who deserts

îæúªéë

(such) friendship

íÌëªæèéù

evne at the point of death

ãóªó¨Äëª

when recollected

ãóªóëª

the mind

àÌëª	will be hurt

 
The   memory   of   a   friend   who   failed   to   help   one   in   need
will   hurt   even   at   the   time   of   one's   death   (799).

ëղ栠 ëèò÷ª÷èõР  îæúªéëøäª×   ¼êÐÊ몠          800
øղ栠 øçªç¨ùèõР  å쪵
 

ëÕ²æ	one should seek

ëèò÷ª÷èõÐ

of the blemishless

îæúªéë

friendship

øäª×    ¼êÐÊëª

at whatever cost

øÕ²æ	should be abandoned

øçªç¨ùèõÐ

those who do not follow the right path of the world

å쪵	friendship

 
Accept   friendship   of   one   who   is   faultless,   but   not   of   one
who   is   unreliable,   at   whatever   cost   that   might   be     (800).