Panchatantra · Sanskrit Story
Jhansi Annexed — A Kingdom Taken
झाँसी-विलयनम्
Political Despatches, East India Company, 1854; Malcolm Lewin, The Government of India (1867) · Intermediate Sanskrit
Moral · नीतिः
राज्यम् भूमिः नास्ति — राज्यम् जनानां हृदयेषु।
Rājyam bhūmiḥ nāsti — rājyam janānāṃ hṛdayeṣu.
“A kingdom is not land — a kingdom is in the hearts of the people.”
The British Take the Fort
मार्च १८५४ वर्षे ब्रिटिश सैनिकाः झाँसी-दुर्गम् अधिग्रहीतुम् आगतानि। "झाँसीराज्यम् अधुना ब्रिटिशसाम्राज्यस्य भागः" इति घोषितम्। लक्ष्मीबाईः राजमुकुटम्, आभूषणानि च ब्रिटिशेभ्यः अर्पितुम् बाध्या अभवत्। तस्याः नेत्रे अश्रूणि आगच्छन् — परन्तु शिरः उच्चम् एव। "दुर्गं गतम् — परन्तु झाँसी मम हृदये अस्ति।"
In March 1854, British soldiers came to take over Jhansi Fort. "The state of Jhansi is now part of the British Empire" — this was declared. Lakshmibai was forced to surrender the royal crown and jewels to the British. Tears came to her eyes — but her head remained held high. "The fort is gone — but Jhansi is in my heart."
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