{"id":272,"date":"2021-06-11T10:41:56","date_gmt":"2021-06-11T10:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qsconsultants.in\/blog\/?p=272"},"modified":"2021-06-11T10:41:58","modified_gmt":"2021-06-11T10:41:58","slug":"the-pancatantra-rash-deeds-thousandwit-hundredwit-singlewit-visnu-sarma-translated-from-the-sanskrit-by-chandra-rajan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qsconsultants.in\/blog\/the-pancatantra-rash-deeds-thousandwit-hundredwit-singlewit-visnu-sarma-translated-from-the-sanskrit-by-chandra-rajan\/","title":{"rendered":"The Pan\u0107atantra (Rash Deeds) \u2013 Thousandwit, Hundredwit, Singlewit \u2013 Vi\u015f\u0146u \u015aarma &#8211; Translated from the Sanskrit by Chandra Rajan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation), today I will share yet another tale from this monumental book <strong><em>The Pan\u0107atantra<\/em><\/strong>, tradition ascribes this fabulous work to Vi\u015f\u0146u \u015aarma (\u201cPreserver of Bliss\u201d), faced with the challenge of educating three unlettered princes, to awaken their intelligence, Vi\u015f\u0146u \u015aarma (\u201cPreserver of Bliss\u201d) evolved a unique pedagogy \u2013 for his aim was to teach the princes <strong><em>how<\/em><\/strong> to think, not <strong><em>what<\/em><\/strong> to think.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>You can buy your copy from any of the bookstores near you or via any on-line portal selling books or also by clicking the following link:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-amazon wp-block-embed-amazon\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Pancatantra (Penguin Classics)\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"800\" height=\"550\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen style=\"max-width:100%\" src=\"https:\/\/read.amazon.in\/kp\/card?preview=inline&#038;linkCode=kpd&#038;ref_=k4w_oembed_d2xyqyBlOAdmKc&#038;asin=0140455205&#038;tag=kpembed-20\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The tale of \u2018<em>Thousandwit, Hundredwit, Singlewit\u2019<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once two fishes named Hundredwit and Thousandwit lived in a certain lake. A frog named Singlewit made friends with them. All three would sit together at the water\u2019s edge and enjoy the pleasures of conversation interspersed with wise and witty sayings for a while, then drive back into the water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One evening at sunset as they were engaged in such conversation, some fishermen carrying nets came there. Looking at the lake they said to one another. \u2018See this lake? It abounds with fish and the water is shallow. We shall come here at dawn.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These words struck the three friends like a bolt of thunder. They started consulting one another. The frog was the first to speak: \u2018Did you hear that my, friends Hundredwit and Thousandwit? What should we do now? Flee or, stay put?\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At this Thousandwit laughed heartily and said, \u2018Ah my dear friend, don\u2019t be alarmed just hearing some words. I doubt if these fellows would really make an appearance, as they say they would. And if they do, why, I will protect you and myself by using my wits. For, I must tell you, I know a host tricks in the water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hundredwit agreed, and added, \u2018Come, come, my friend; Thousandwit has spoken admirably; for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Where the wind cannot go in to blow<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>nor the sun\u2019s rays find a way<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>even there the wise man\u2019s wit<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>always enters and without delay<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018From merely hearing some words spoken we cannot abandon the place of our birth and everything that has come down to us from our ancestors in due succession. So, do not go from here; I shall protect you by the power of my wit.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the frog said determinedly, \u2018Listen, friends, I have but one single wit, and that tells me to flee. I am taking my wife and going right this day to some other lake.\u2019 Having said this, the frog taking advantage of the night departed and went to some other lake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Early next morning, the fishermen arrived looking like the henchmen of Death. They threw their nets over the water, enclosing the lake. Fishes and turtles, frogs and crabs and all the other lake-dwellers were caught in the nets and taken. And those two fishes, Hundredwit and Thousandwit fell into the nets, though they tried many a fancy twist and turn to save their lives; and were killed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next day, the fishermen satisfied with their catch started home. Hundredwit, being heavy, was carried on the head of one of the fishermen, while Thousandwit was carried tied to a rope, by another man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Pan\u0107atantra (Rash Deeds) \u2013 Thousandwit, Hundredwit, Singlewit \u2013 Vi\u015f\u0146u \u015aarma<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Translated from the Sanskrit by Chandra Rajan<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>I want to draw your attention to these wise words of a Storyteller which I have extracted from yet another monumental work which has been inspired from \u201cThe Pan\u0107atantra<\/em><\/strong><strong>\u201d<em>:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My stories require, at this stage, no extra commentary, imaginings, or guesswork by you, me, or anyone else. The very worst would be that of moralizing. To explain away is to forget. Thus, let the stories which you can remember do their own work by their very diversity. Familiarize yourself with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Excerpt from Doctor\u2019s orders:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Kalila Wa Dimna; Vol.1 \u2013 Ramsay Wood<\/em><\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Let us remember<\/strong>: Our life experience would ultimately amount to whatever we had paid attention to. Attention: is important and most of the times we are so indifferent to it. It is as fundamental as food; and we go blundering about, seeking ways to assuage the craving, instead of learning how to provide ourselves with what we need, sensibly and calmly. We feed the hunger blindly. 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