Saturday, April 24, 2010

पञ्चतंत्र - लब्धप्रणश - कंटकेनेव कंटकम्


शत्रुमुन्मूलयेत्प्राज्ञः तीक्ष्णं तीक्ष्णेन शत्रुणा |
व्यथाकरं सुखार्थाय कंटकेनेव कंटकम् ||


- पञ्चतंत्र, लब्धप्रणश


A strong enemy must be vanquished by taking help of another enemy. To relieve the pain, a thorn must be taken out (of the foot) by using another thorn only.

- Panchatantra, Labdhapranasha

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