Hitopdesh • Chapter 3 • Shloka 121
वायसी विहस्याह -- कथमेतत् ।
वायसः कथयति ।
॥ कथा ८ ॥
अस्ति मन्दरनाम्नि पर्वते
दुर्दान्तो नाम सिंहः । स च सर्वदा पशूनां वधं कुर्वन्न् आस्ते ।
ततः सर्वैः पशुभिर्मिलित्वा स सिंहो विज्ञप्तः -- मृगेन्द्र
किमर्थमेकदा बहुपशुघातः क्रियते । यदि प्रसादो भवति तदा
वयमेव भवदाहारार्थं प्रत्यहमेकैकं पशुमुपढौकयामः । ततः
सिंहेनोक्तम् -- यद्येतदभिमतं भवतां तर्हि भवतु तत् ।
ततः प्रभृत्येकैकं पशुमुपकल्पितं भक्षयन्न् आस्ते ।
अथ कदाचिद्वृद्धशशकस्य कस्यचिद्वारः समायातः । सोऽचिन्तयत् --
त्रासहेतोर्विनीतिस्तु क्रियते जीविताशया ।
पञ्चत्वं चेद्गमिष्यामि किं सिंहानुनयेन मे ॥
The female asked how that was, whereupon the male thus related - On the mountain named Mandara there dwelt a lion Durdanta by name, who always used to slaughter the animals. Then all the animals having assembled together made this representation to the lion - Sovereign of the animals, why are so many animals slaughtered at a time? If it please Your Highness, we ourselves shall send one animal every day for your food. To this the lion replied - If you desire it let it be done. Thenceforth he ate one animal that had offered him. Now one day the lot fell on an aged hare. He meditated - It is in the hope of saving one's life that a supplication is made to the source of fear - If I am to die why should I conciliate the lion?
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