Panchatantra

The weaver and the princess..

Read the previous part here… The secret of a well-thought-of conspiracy is not even known to the Gods. It is due to his well-hatched plan that the weaver enjoyed the company of the princess, in the form of Vishnu.  Karataka was curious. “How did that happen?” Damanaka replied… विष्णुरूपधृक्कौलिककथा The story of the weaver who …

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Gunākshara Nyāya

Read the previous part here… “And that is why I said”, concluded Damanaka, “that sometimes we have ourselves to blame for our misfortunes, much like in the case of the jackal, the monk and the messenger-girl. Karataka nodded his head. “So what should we do now, in this situation?” Damanaka replied -“Even in this difficult …

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of judgements…

Read the previous part here… Some soldiers, who were close by, saw this, and rushed to her side. They beat the barber and tied him up, and then dragged him to court, with the barber’s wife closely following them. In the presence of the judge, the soldiers said ” Lord! This barber has disfigured this …

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Of broken noses…

Read the previous part here… The weaver’s wife gladly agreed, and her friend untied her. After tying the barber’s wife in her place, the weaver’s wife went to meet Devadutta. Everything went as planned…but suddenly, after a few minutes, the weaver woke up… He was a bit sober now, and his anger had also cooled …

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Of illicit affairs…

Read the previous part here… The wife started walking towards her house along with Devaśharman. She was very pleased, and as she walked, her thoughts turned to her lover Devadutta… It is rightly said… दुर्दिवसे घन-तिमिरे दुःसञ्चारासु नगर-वीथीषु ।पत्युर् विदेश-गमने परम-सुखं जघन-चपलायाः ॥ १८४ ॥ durdivase ghana-timire duḥsañcārāsu nagara-vīthīṣu |patyur videśa-gamane parama-sukhaṃ jaghana-capalāyāḥ || 184 || On …

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The lament of Devaśharman

Read the previous part here… Hearing this, Āshādabhooti held Devaśharman’s feet tightly and begged him” Oh great saint! Please accept me as your humble disciple!” Devaśharman said… “I will gladly accept you as my disciple; however, it is late in the evening, and you should not enter the monastery at this time, since ascetics are …

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Āshādabhooti and Devaśharman

Read the previous part here… The difficulties encountered by the fox which went in between the fighting rams, and by Āshādabhooti, and by the messenger girl, were all self-made. Karataka said-“How is that?” Damanaka replied… दूतीजंबुकाषाढभूतिकथा The story of the messenger-girl, the fox and Ashaadabhooti There existed a monastery a little far away from a …

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