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मर्कटानलतापशान्तिन्यायः (markaTAnalatApazAntinyAyaH)

 
लौकिकन्यायः
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Ex. उपदेशो हि मूर्खाणां प्रकोपाय 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 Gunjā 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 convince an ignorant fool, even truth infuriates them. One should not advise the fool, as it may result in adverse reaction only.