[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c8.1775 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.1775 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.1775 - **Language:** English ### [c8.1775](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1775) The lion liked the tale very much and yet was reluctant to dismiss the ox. The lion wanted proof that the ox was at fault. So Damanaka went straight to the ox in his house and said "We are all small people. What does the master do for our welfare? If small people seek the friendship of big people the small ones will always suffer." The ox endorsed the view and told a story to illustrate the truth. "A lion named Madotkaṭa had a tiger, a fox and a crow as his ministers. When the ministers were once walking in the forest they saw a camel. They had never seen a camel before and so they were wonderstruck by the animal. They went and talked with it and gathered that the curious animal was a camel which had been carrying loads for a merchant. It had now escaped from the merchant because of the heavy work it had to do. The camel wanted to remain in hiding. The ministers took the new animal to the lion. The lion liked the camel very - [Previous: c8.1774](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1774) - [Next: c8.1776](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1776) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) ## Cites (1) - [Pañcatantra (Durgasiṃha)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.kannada.kavya.pancatantra) — Durgasiṃha (Kannada), Kannada --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1775](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1775) · Pramāṇa