द्रोग्धव्यं न च मित्रेषु न विश्वस्तेषु कर्हिचित् ।
येषां चान्नानि भुंजीत यत्र स्यात् प्रतिश्रयः ॥
- महाभारत, वन
drogdhavyam na cha mitreShu na vishvasteShu karhichit ।
yeShAm cha annAni bhunjIta yatra syAt pratishrayaH ॥
- mahAbhArata, vana
One must never cheat a friend, any one who believes in you, who have given you food or whose refuge you have taken.
- Mahabharata, Vana
स बन्धुर्यो विपन्नानां आपदुद्धरणक्षमः ।
न तु दुर्विहितातीतवस्तूपालंभपण्डितः ॥
- हितोपदेश, मित्रलाभ
sa bandhuH yaH vipannanAm Apat uddhAraNa kShamaH ।
na tu durvihita atIta vastu upAlambha panDitaH ॥
- hitopadesha, mitralAbha
He is a real friend (or relative) who can get people out of trouble. A person can not be a friend who can not manage other people's troubles or keep reminding them about past failures.
- Hitopadesha, Mitralabha
विवेकालंकृतं चेतो रूपं गुणविवर्धितम् ।
सुहृद्बंधुवृता लक्ष्मीर्लक्षणं पुण्यकर्मणाम् ॥
- भारतमञ्जरी, उद्योग
viveka alamkRuta cheto rUpam guNa vivardhitam ।
suhRud bandhu vRuttA lakShmIH lakShaNam puNyakarmaNAm ॥
- bhAratamanjarI, udyoga
These are qualities found in a fortunate person - mind is bestowed with wisdom, beauty is augmented with good character and wealth is to be spent when well wishing relatives and friends.
- Bharatamanjari, Udyoga
मुनेरपि वनस्थस्य स्वानि कर्माणि कुर्वतः ।
उत्पद्यंते त्रयः पक्षा मित्रोदासीनशत्रवः ॥
- महाभारत, शान्ति
munerapi vanasthasya svAni karmANi kurvataH ।
utpadyante trayaH pakShA mitraH udAsIna shatravaH ॥
- mahabhArata, shanti
Even a sage living all by himself in a forest will not be able to love/hate everyone/everything alike. Even he will have three kinds of relations - friends, ignored and foes.
- Mahabharata, Shanti
मित्राणि शत्रुत्वमुपानयंती
मित्रत्वमर्थस्य वशाच्च शत्रून् ।
नीतिर्नयत्यस्मृत पूर्ववृत्तं
जन्मान्तरं जीवत एव पुंसः ॥
- मुद्रराक्षस
mitrANi shatrutvam upAnayantI
mitratvam arthasya vashAccha shatrUn ।
nItiH nayati asmRuta pUrvavRuttam
janmAntaram jIvata eva pumsaH ॥
- mudrarAkShasa
When material goals become important, friends become foes and foes become friends. They easily forget their past to achieve the goals. It is as if they take a re-birth in the same lifetime.
- Mudrarakshasa
पदस्था विषमस्थानां मित्राणां न भवन्ति ये ।
आयासिता तैर्जननी गर्भभारेण केवलम् ॥
- रामायणमञ्जरी, किष्किन्धा
padasthA viShamasthAnAm mitrANAm na bhavanti ye ।
AyAsitA taiH jananI garbha bhAreNa kevalam ॥
- rAmAyanamanjarI, kiShkindhA
Those who do not help their friends in distress in spite of occupying high positions of power as useless alive. They only troubled their mothers by burdening her during pregnancy. There is no other achievement during their lives.
- Ramayanamanjari, Kishkindha
नाभ्युत्थानक्रिया यत्र नालापा मधुराक्षराः ।
गुणदोषकथा नैव तत्र हर्म्ये न गम्यते ॥
- पञ्चतंत्र, मित्रसंप्राप्ति
na abhyutthAna kriyA yatra na AlApA madhura akSharAH ।
guNa doShakathA naiva tatra harmye na gamyate ॥
- panchatantra, mitrasamprApti
One must not visit a house where the guests are welcomed sitting down (not standing up in respect), where there are no sweet words spoken and where there is no harmless gossip.
- Panchatantra, Mitrasamprapti
