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Lion and the rabbit | Arthashastra 228



यस्य बुद्धिर्बलं तस्य निर्बुद्धेस्तु कुतो बलम्।

वने सिंहो ममदोन्मत: शाशकेन निपातित: ।।

Yasyabuddhirbalam Tassya Nirbuddhestu Kuto Balam |

Vane Singho Mamadonmattah Shashaken Nipaatitah ||


He who has intelligence has power, for how can a fool have any power? A tiny rabbit is capable of slaying even a charged lion in the Jungle

Intelligence scores over mere physical power. It is because of this mental shrewdness that a tiny rabbit is able to slay even a charged lion. This observation is derived from the old tale in which a tiny rabbit fools a mighty lion and manages to let the lion fall in a blind well and die. This tale is so symbolical that lion’s different forms is found in a score of ancient books of many countries.


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