Panchatantra · Sanskrit Story
The Donkey in the Tiger's Skin
व्याघ्रचर्म-गर्दभः
पञ्चतन्त्र — काकोलूकीयम् (Book III, c. 300 BCE) · Beginner Sanskrit
Moral · नीतिः
स्वभावः नाटकेन न परिवर्तते।
svabhāvaḥ nāṭakena na parivartate.
“True nature cannot be changed by acting”
The Hungry Donkey
एकः रजकः स्वर्णपुरे वसति। तस्य गर्दभः कृशः क्षुधितः च। एकदा वने मृतव्याघ्रस्य चर्म मिलति। रजकः चिन्तयति — एतत् उपयुक्तम्।
A washerman lived in a golden town. His donkey was thin and hungry. One day in the forest he found the skin of a dead tiger. The washerman thought: "This is useful."
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