Panchatantra Stories
பஞ்சதந்திரம் pañca-tantiram , n. pañcan +. The Tamil version of Pañca-tantra consisting of five books, viz., mittira-pētam, cukirl- lāpam, canti-vikkirakam, artta-nācam, acampirēṭciya-kārittuvam; மித்திரபேதம், சுகிர்ல்லாபம், சந்திவிக்கிரகம், அர்த்தநாசம், அசம்பிரேட்சியகாரித்து வம் என ஐம்பகுதியுடையதாய்த் தமிழில் மொழிபெயர்க் கப்பட்ட நூல்.
1. மித்திரபேதம் = mittira-pētam = Sowing discord among friends.
2. சுகிர்ல்லாபம் = cukir-l-lāpam = the acquisition of friends.
3. சந்திவிக்கிரகம் canti-vikkirakam = Associating with a foe with a view to ruin him.
4. அர்த்தநாசம் artta-nācam = Loss of wealth.
5. அசம்பிரேட்சியகாரித்துவம் a-campirēṭciya-kārittuvam , n. a-sam-prēkṣya-kāri-tva. Action without forethought.
Inspiration: Inspiration: N.Natchiyappan
- A troop of monkeys lived in a forest. Once, it was too cold in the night, and they wondered where they could go to warm up. At a distance, they saw fireflies flitting briskly. Thinking it was the source of fire for the nighttime chill, they moved towards them. A crane on a tree branch overhearing the conversation told the monkeys, ˈˈHey monkeys! Those sparklers are not a source of the fire. They are fireflies by name only but do not emit fire. Getting angry with this unwelcome news, one monkey climbed up the tree and killed the crane.
The lesson here is ̎Do not offer wise advice to evildoers.̎
