Panchatantra · Sanskrit Story
The Lion and the Clever Hare — A Tale of Wit Over Might
सिंहः शशकश्च
पञ्चतन्त्र — Pañcatantra, Karataka-Damanaka · Beginner Sanskrit
Moral · नीतिः
बुद्धिः एव बलम्। बलं बलवतां शत्रुः।
buddhiḥ eva balam. balaṃ balavatāṃ śatruḥ.
“Wisdom alone is true strength. Brute force becomes the enemy of the powerful.”
The Tyrant of the Forest
वने एकः सिंहः वसति स्म। तस्य नाम भासुरकः। सः प्रतिदिनम् बहून् पशून् हत्वा खादति स्म। सर्वे पशवः भयेन कम्पन्ते स्म। वनम् दुःखपूर्णम् अभवत्।
In the forest lived a lion named Bhasuraka. Every day he killed and ate many animals. All the creatures trembled with fear. The forest had become filled with sorrow.
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