सत्य-धर्म-व्यपेतेन सन्दध्यान्न कदाचन । स सन्धितोऽप्यसाधुत्वादचिराद्याति विक्रियाम् ॥
satya-dharma-vyapetena sandadhyānna kadācana | sa sandhito'pyasādhutvādacirādyāti vikriyām ||
Never make a pact with one who has turned away from truth and dharma; even when bound by a pact, through his want of goodness he soon turns against it.
जिसने सत्य और धर्म छोड़ दिया हो, उससे कभी समझौता न करें; समझौते में बँधकर भी वह अपनी दुष्टता के कारण जल्दी ही बदल जाता है।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
An agreement is only as good as the character of the person who signs it. Before a partnership, deal or alliance, look at whether the other side keeps its word.
कोई भी समझौता उतना ही भरोसेमंद है जितना उसे करने वाले का चरित्र। साझेदारी या सौदे से पहले देखें कि सामने वाला अपनी बात निभाता है या नहीं।
In Book 4 (Sandhi), the minister Sarvajña, the cakravāka, explains to the swan king Hiraṇyagarbha the kinds of rulers one should not make peace with but simply fight: last, the one who has abandoned truth and right conduct.