Akbar & Birbal · Sanskrit Story

Birbal's Porridge — The Test of Patience

बीरबलस्य खिचडी

अकबर-बीरबल-कथा — Classical Mughal Court Tale · Beginner Sanskrit

Moral · नीतिः

बुद्धिः बलादपि श्रेष्ठा।

buddhiḥ balādapi śreṣṭhā.

Intelligence is greater even than strength.

The Emperor Asks a Question

एकदा शीतकाले अकबरः बीरबलम् अपृच्छत्। "बीरबल! मनुष्यः किं किमपि सहते — धनस्य कृते?"

One winter day, Emperor Akbar asked Birbal: "Birbal! Will a man endure anything for the sake of money?"

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