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हास्यम् Shloka 14 — Sanskrit with Meaning

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1. संस्कृतम् (देवनागरी)
भक्ष्याभक्षकयोः प्रीतिर्विपत्तेरेव कारणम्। शृगालात् पाशबद्धोऽसौ मृगः काकेन रक्षितः॥
2. বাংলা / Bengali Script
ভক্ষ্যাভক্ষকযোঃ প্রীতির্বিপত্তেরেব কারণম্। শৃগালাত্ পাশবদ্ধোঽসৌ মৃগঃ কাকেন রক্ষিতঃ॥
3. IAST (Transliteration)
bhakṣyābhakṣakayoḥ prītirvipattereva kāraṇam | śṛgālāt pāśabaddho'sau mṛgaḥ kākena rakṣitaḥ ||
4. English Meaning / आङ्ग्लार्थः
Friendship between the eater (predator) and the eaten (prey) is a direct cause of disaster. The deer, caught in a hunter's trap because of the jackal's "friendship", was ultimately saved by the true friendship of the crow.
5. বাংলা অর্থ / Bengali Meaning
খাদক ও খাদ্যের মধ্যে বন্ধুত্ব সর্বদাই বিপদের কারণ হয়ে দাঁড়ায়। শিয়ালের পাল্লায় পড়ে ফাঁদে আটকে যাওয়া হরিণটি শেষ পর্যন্ত কাকের বুদ্ধিতেই রক্ষা পেয়েছিল।
6. हिन्दी अर्थ / Hindi Meaning
भक्षक (शिकारी) और भक्ष्य (शिकार) के बीच की मित्रता केवल विपत्ति (विनाश) का कारण बनती है। जैसे सियार की मित्रता के कारण जाल में फँसा हुआ हिरण अंततः कौवे के द्वारा ही बचाया गया था।
7. संस्कृतभावार्थः
आहारस्य आहारकस्य च मध्ये कदापि मैत्री न सम्भवति, यदि भवति तर्हि तत् विनाशस्य एव कारणं भवति। यथा हितोपदेशस्य कथायां शृगालस्य कपटमैत्र्या मृगः जाले बद्धः अभवत्, परन्तु तस्य यथार्थमित्रेण काकेन सः रक्षितः।
8. अन्वयः (Compound Analysis)
भक्ष्याभक्षकयोः प्रीतिर्विपत्तेरेव कारणम्। शृगालात् पाशबद्धः सौ मृगः काकेन रक्षितः।
9. मूलस्रोतः / Source Citation
Hitopadeśa, Mitralābha

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the meaning of this हास्यम् Sanskrit shloka?
Friendship between the eater (predator) and the eaten (prey) is a direct cause of disaster. The deer, caught in a hunter's trap because of the jackal's "friendship", was ultimately saved by the true friendship of the crow.
What is the source of this shloka?
This shloka is from Hitopadeśa, Mitralābha.