A History of Sanskrit Literature c18.s3.5
A History of Sanskrit Literature c18.s3.5
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c18.s3.5
Book iii illustrates war and peace by the tale how the stronghold of the owls was burned by the crows. The origin of the war is explained as due to an error in speech, and this elicits the tale (1) of the ass in the panther's skin, which by braying lost its life;