Tenali Raman · Sanskrit Story
The Ghost That Wasn't
भूतभयम्
तेनालिराम कथाः — Vijayanagara tradition (c. 1509 CE) · Beginner Sanskrit
Moral · नीतिः
भयम् बुद्धिं हरति — बुद्धिः भयम् हरति।
bhayam buddhiṃ harati — buddhiḥ bhayam harati.
“Fear steals wisdom — and wisdom steals fear”
The Fearful Rumor
नगरे एकः अपवादः आसीत्। "पुरातनमन्दिरे भूतः वसति।" जनाः भयेन मन्दिरं न गच्छन्ति। रात्रौ कोपि मन्दिरसमीपे न तिष्ठति। राजा चिन्तितः जातः।
In the city there was a rumor. "A ghost lives in the old temple." People do not go to the temple because of fear. At night no one stands near the temple. The king became worried.
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