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Laukikanyāyakośa
 
water. The maxim refers to a scene or event which

appear (falsely) and is never seen in reality. This delusion

is also called "delusion of a deer", as the thirsty deer

in the desert are also deluded by the (false) scenes of

flowing water.
 

 
528. <headword>मर्कटकिशोरन्यायः
 
</headword>
 
The young ones of a female monkey cling fast to their

mother. The mother may jump here and there but the

young ones are safe because their embracing contact

is very firm. Similarly, declares the maxim, the devotees

cling to the deity. They are ardently devoted to the

deity and thus always enjoy safety with the deity.

 
529. <headword>मर्कटमदिरान्यायः
 
</headword>
 
A monkey is a very fickle animal. If it drinks liquor

and then a scorpion bites it, its hectic, peculiar

movements are only to be imagined! If a drunken man

is possessed by a ghost or bitten by a scorpion, his

plight cannot be imagined.
 

 
530 . <headword>मर्कटानलतापशान्तिन्यायः
 
</headword>
 
Ex. उपदेशो हि मूर्खाणां प्रकोपाय न शान्तये ।
 
–
--पञ्चतन्त्र 1.420
 

 
Once on a cold day, some monkeys began to search

for fire to warm up their bodies. They saw some red

objects resembling fire sparks. They were actually Gunja

fruits. The monkeys collected them and began to blow

air to make them burn like fire. The sparrow which

was observing their fruitless efforts tried to convince

them by telling that the red objects were not fire sparks

but Gunjaā fruits only. The monkeys did not like this

unnecessary interference of the sparrow. They became

furious and killed it. The maxim tells that it is futile to