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संभाव्यं गोषु संपन्नं संभाव्यं ब्राह्मणे तपः । संभाव्यं स्त्रीषु चापल्यं संभाव्यं ज्ञातितो भयम्॥५-३६-५६॥
Prosperity is to be expected among cattle; disciplined austerity (tapas) is to be expected in a brāhmaṇa. Fickleness is to be expected among women; and danger is to be expected from one’s own kin.
english translation
तन्तवोऽप्यायता नित्यं तन्तवो बहुलाः समाः । बहून्बहुत्वादायासान्सहन्तीत्युपमा सताम्॥५-३६-५७॥
Threads, though each is drawn out in length, are many and equal; by being numerous they endure many strains—this is an analogy employed by the wise.
english translation
धूमायन्ते व्यपेतानि ज्वलन्ति सहितानि च । धृतराष्ट्रोल्मुकानीव ज्ञातयो भरतर्षभ॥५-३६-५८॥
O bull of the Bharatas, kinsmen who are divided only smoulder; but when united they blaze—like burning firebrands, O Dhṛtarāṣṭra.
english translation
ब्राह्मणेषु च ये शूराः स्त्रीषु ज्ञातिषु गोषु च । वृन्तादिव फलं पक्वं धृतराष्ट्र पतन्ति ते॥५-३६-५९॥
Those who display ‘heroism’ against brāhmaṇas, women, kinsmen, and cattle fall, O Dhṛtarāṣṭra, like a ripe fruit dropping from its stalk.
english translation
महानप्येकजो वृक्षो बलवान्सुप्रतिष्ठितः । प्रसह्य एव वातेन शाखास्कन्धं विमर्दितुम्॥५-३६-६०॥
Even a great tree standing alone—strong and well-rooted—can have its branches and trunk damaged by a forceful wind.
english translation