Passage 8

In English

Three qualities of 's friends and enemies

As was a king, His friends too were kings. , the king of the forest, was a Sathwik friend. He became a friend of out of sheer love for him. , the king of the monkeys, was a Rajasik friend of , who sought 's friendship for securing his help. It is out of desire for getting relief from his troubles and tribulations that he sought the help of . wanted his kingdom and wife to be restored to him. The third friend was , the brother of . He represents the Thamasik quality, as he belonged to a family. had three enemies, whose qualities represent the three . The first enemy was , a Sathwik enemy because, at the end, he acknowledged his mistakes and accepted the punishment meted out to him by . was the second enemy, who harboured hatred for . He refused to acknowledge his mistake and was responsible for the downfall of his country. He was a Rajasik enemy because a Rajasik enemy never acknowledges his mistakes. The third enemy, , was a Thamasik enemy. A Thamasik person is one who mistakes good to be bad and bad to be good. put an end to all these enemies.