सन्धिः कार्योऽप्यनार्येण विनाशे समुपस्थिते । विना तस्याश्रयेणार्यो न कुर्यात्काल-यापनम् ॥
sandhiḥ kāryo'pyanāryeṇa vināśe samupasthite | vinā tasyāśrayeṇāryo na kuryātkāla-yāpanam ||
Peace should be made even with an ignoble one when destruction is at hand; a noble person should not let time slip by without the shelter that such a peace gives.
विनाश सामने हो तो दुर्जन से भी संधि कर लेनी चाहिए; सज्जन को उसके सहारे के बिना समय नहीं गँवाना चाहिए।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
When ruin is close, a practical settlement even with someone you don't respect can be the right call, and delay only makes it worse. It is about surviving a crisis, not about giving up your own values.
जब बरबादी पास हो, तो जिसका आप सम्मान नहीं करते उससे भी व्यावहारिक समझौता सही हो सकता है, और देर करने से हालत बिगड़ती ही है। यह संकट से बचने की बात है, अपने मूल्य छोड़ने की नहीं।
In Citravarṇa's camp (as later reported by the crane spy), the vulture minister Dūradarśin explains to the peacock king that the swan king Hiraṇyagarbha should never have been attacked, and lists those with whom one should make peace. He explains why peace may be made even with the ignoble.