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Laukikanyayakośa
 
men who are bent on tormenting others, like Dākiṇī, a

form of the Goddess, sitting on a tiger and deploying
her cruel disposition..
 

her cruel disposition..
 
322 . <headword>तस्करकन्दन्यायः
 
</headword>
 
Ex. अशक्ये विनियुक्तोऽपि कृष्णलाग् श्रपयेदिति ।

सर्वात्मनःऽप्यसौ कुर्वन् कुर्यातस्करकन्दुवत्॥
 

--सुरेश्वराचार्य
 

 
This maxim is based on a legend. Once a thief was

caught in a kitchen. The thief pleaded that he was a

cook, and that he was appointed as a cook in some

house. But once he was caught red handed, stealing

some articles in the kitchen. This shows that the

tendency to do some thing beyond ones scope or

capacity ultimately ruins a person.
 

 
323. <headword>तालवृक्षच्छायान्यायः
 
</headword>
 
A palmyra tree grows tall but it can never give good

shadow to the travellers. The fruits of this tree also

grow on such a height that the passers by cannot pluck

and eat them. Similarly, a person may be occupying a

high position like the tall, great palmyra tree. But he is

of no use for his fellowmen who seek shelter or help

from him. What is the use of his greatness? The maxim

describes people, who are great but useless for the

society.
 

 
324. <headword>तालसर्पन्यायः
 
</headword>
 
If a serpent wants to eat a fruit of the palmyra tree, it

cannot do so because the knots of the tree are bent

upwards and as such it cannot climb. Moreover, the

belly of the serpent is likely to be torn while climbing

it. This maxim thus advises that one should not go to a

place, fraught with danger, to obtain some fruit.