Introduction One upon a time there lived a rich merchant in the city of Vardhaman by the name Dantila. Dantila
Category: Stories
Stories written in Sanskrit translated into English
How does Panchatantra start?
A place called Mahilaropyam, being ruled by a king by the name Amarshakthi. He has three children by the name
A generous heron and an ungrateful man – part 4
(A story narrated by Narada from Mahabharata, Shanti Parva, chapters 162-167) Previously, Gautama ran away from the rakshasa city with
A generous heron and an ungrateful man – part 2
(A story narrated by Narada from Mahabharata, Shanti Parva, chapters 162-167) Previously, Gautama fled from the robbers’ town and joined
A generous heron and an ungrateful man – part 1
(A story narrated by Narada from Mahabharata, Shanti Parva, chapters 162-167) Long ago, there lived a learned man from the
A generous heron and an ungrateful man – part 3
(A story from Mahabharata, Shanti Parva, chapters 162-167) Previously, Gautama entered an enchanted forest and took shelter under a banyan
A generous pigeon couple
(A story narrated by Sage Bhargava to king Muchukunda from Mahabharata‘s Shanti Parva, Chapter 141-145) A long time ago, there
Virtue is the greatest asset of all!
(A story narrated by sage Narada, from Mahabharata, Shanti Parva, Chapter 124) A long time ago, Prahlada, the king of
The arrogant silk-cotton tree
(A story from Mahabharata, Shanti parva, chapters 150-152) On the foot of a lofty Himalayan mountain lived an old lush
A conversation between the ocean and rivers
(A story from Mahabharata, Shanti parva, chapter 114) Bhishma recites a conversation between the ocean and rivers. Once the lord of rivers,
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