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वृक्षादपि न हीनोsहम्

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आसीत् पुरा रणजितसिंहनामकः कश्चन प्रजानुरक्तः राजा यः न्यायेन धर्मेण च राज्यं परिपालयति स्म । कदाचित् वनविहारार्थं गच्छतः राज्ञः ललाटे कुतश्चित् कश्चन शिलाखण्डः पतितः । तस्य कारणान्वेषणे कृते ज्ञातं यत् काचित् वृद्धा बुभुक्षिताय पुत्राय वृक्षे विद्यमानं बहुबीजफलं प्राप्तुम् एकं शिलाखण्डम् अक्षिपत् । दौर्भाग्यवशात् सः शिलाखण्डः राज्ञः ललाटे पतितः । जडः वृक्षः अपि पाषाणघातं प्राप्य फलं ददाति, सचेतनः अहं कथं वा एतां दण्डयेयम् ? इति विचिन्त्य राजा तस्यै वृद्धायै आहारसामग्रीं, सहस्रं सुवर्णनाणकानि च दत्तवान् ।
(“केन्द्रीयसंस्कृतविश्वविद्यालयस्य अष्टादशीयोजनान्तर्गततया एतासां कथानां ध्वनिप्रक्षेपणं क्रियते”)
Long ago, there was a king named Ranjit Singh, beloved by his people, who ruled with justice and righteousness. One day, while going for a walk in the forest, a stone suddenly fell on his forehead. On investigating the cause, it was discovered that an old woman, in order to feed her hungry son, had thrown a stone at a tree to obtain its fruit. By misfortune, the stone struck the king’s forehead. The king reflected: “Even an insentient tree gives fruit only after being struck by a stone. How then can I, a conscious being, punish this poor woman?” With this thought, the king gave her food supplies and a thousand gold coins.

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