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सुभाषितम्

खनन् आखुबिलं सिंहः पाषाणशकलाकुलम्।

Sanskrit Proverb on Humor
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खनन् आखुबिलं सिंहः पाषाणशकलाकुलम्।
प्राप्नोति नखभङ्गं वा फलं वा मूषको भवेत्॥

khanan ākhubilaṃ siṃhaḥ pāṣāṇaśakalākulam।
prāpnoti nakhabhaṅgaṃ vā phalaṃ vā mūṣako bhavet॥

Meaning in English

If a lion tries to scrape a rat -hole with its nails, the nails will break. However, the result would be that it will only get to eat a rat.

भावार्थ

पहाड़ पर यदि सिंह चूहे का बिल अपने नाखून से कुरेदने लगेगा, तब सिंह के नाखून टूट जाएँगे। फल स्वरूप में सिंह को ज़्यादा से ज़्यादा चूहा खाने को मिलेगा।

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