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shabdS2E5 - Treasury of Ancient Tamil Legends - Never Speak Ill of Any LanguagueA story of Nakirran and Kondan. How the language Sanskrit created an issue for Tamil. From Sanskrit is superior to Tamil is superior to every language is important.This story is still relevant today and hope the all languages grow but doesn't create the enmity it does sometimesMusic Courtesy : Raag Pahadi - Sandeep Das, Mayank Raina, Bivakar ChaudhuriFor any feedback reach out to admin@shabdh.com
2025-03-2306 min
shabdS2E4 - Treasury of Ancient Tamil Legends - A Song That Saved A Thousand LivesNakeeran's curse and how he comes out of it. How Lord Murugan helps him to get out and how Lord Shiva made his life more miserable.Music Courtesy : Raag Pahadi - Sandeep Das, Mayank Raina, Bivakar ChaudhuriFor any feedback reach out to admin@shabdh.com
2025-03-1607 min
shabdS2E3 - Treasury of Ancient Tamil Legend - A Flaw is a Flaw is a FlawThe great poet Nakeeran and how he even criticized the poem of Lord Shiva.For any feedback or to support the podcast reach out to admin@shabdh.com
2025-02-2808 min
shabdS2E2 - Treasury of Ancient Tamil Legends - Outdo MasterAgastya's curse for his favorite disciple Tholkappiyar and his wife Lopamudra. Was it fair? Hear for more
2025-02-1508 min
shabdS2E1 - Treasury of Ancient Tamil Legends - The Crow's GiftListen to this story to know about Kakaviri, Vindhyas, the dwarf sage Agastya.Do you know what is Kakaviri. If not listen in :)
2025-01-3110 min
shabd#84. Panchatantra On Podcast - The Fiend Who Washed His FeetLast story of Book V and end of Panchatantra Story
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2024-05-2607 minshabd#83. Panchatantra On Podcast - The Three Breasted PrincessA very short story of a three breated princess
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2024-05-1901 minshabd#82. Panchatantra On Podcast - The Credulous FiendThe fiend and how he thinks more than needed.
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2024-05-1005 minshabd#81. Panchatantra On Podcast - Unforgiving MonkeyStory of monkey and how he takes revenge from a king who killed his family.
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2024-03-1611 minshabd#80. Panchatantra On Podcast - Brahmin's DreamYou must have heard this story but may not have known that is a Panchatantra story. Listen in!
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2024-03-0203 minshabd#79. Panchatantra on Podcast - Slow, the Weaver
Here is a new episode that covers the story of Slow (Mantharaka) the Weaver and Fairy (Yaksha). Slow gets the boon but did it work for him. Lets find out.
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2024-02-0905 minshabd#78. Panchatantra On Podcast - The Musical DonkeyThe Donkey who wanted to sing.
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2024-01-2604 minshabd#77. Panchatantra On Podcast - Hundredwit, Thousandwit and SinglewitThe story of two fishes and frog and the literal translations of the names used by Mr. Ryder
Hundredwit - Shatabuddhi
Thousandwit - Sahastrabuddhi
Singlewit - Ekabuddhi
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2024-01-0404 minshabd#76. Panchatantra On Podcast - The Lion MakersStory of how scholarship is waste without sense.
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2023-12-0903 minshabd#75. Panchatantra On Podcast - The Four Treasure SeekersAnother story from Book V and this is on greed and its harmfulness
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2023-11-0311 min
shabd#74. Panchatantra On Podcast - The Loyal MungooseThis is one of the story that remained in my sub conscious when I read it as a child. I did not know before I read it again that it belonged to Panchatantra
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2023-10-1403 minshabd#73. Panchatantra On Podcast - Ill Considered ActionsFirst Story of Book V about the Merchant, Barber and Gold
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2023-09-0309 min
shabd#72. Panchatantra On Podcast - The Dog Who Went AbroadThe Last Story of Book IV and how a dog realizes that his home is better than a foreign land
2023-07-2203 min
shabd#71. Panchatantra On Podcast - How Supersmart Ate The ElephantStory of Supersmart the jackal and how he ate the elephant
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2023-07-0905 min
shabd#70. Panchatantra On Podcast - The Pert Hen SparrowHere is why one should not give unnecessary advice to anyone. The Hen Sparrow paid a price.
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2023-06-1803 min
shabd#69. Panchatantra On Podcast - The Farmer's WifeThis the story of foolish Farmer's who lost her everything.
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2023-05-0605 min
shabd#68. Panchatantra On Podcast - The Ass In The Tiger SkinWasherman and his donkey who was disguised as a Tiger.
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2023-03-2203 min
shabd#67. Panchatantra on Podcast - The King Joy and Secretary SplendorThe story of a learned Secretary Splendor and his wife who pushed to do crazy things.
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2023-03-0403 min
shabd#66. Panchatantra on Podcast - The Ungrateful WifeThe story of wicked wife, cripple and her husband.
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2023-02-1105 min
shabd#65. Panchatantra On Podcast - The Jackal Who Killed No ElephantsStory of Lion family and baby jackal who became the family.
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2023-01-2805 min
shabd#64. Panchatantra On Podcast - The Potter MilitantA short story from Book IV about a Potter and scar that he didn't get in a war
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2022-12-2902 min
shabd#63 - Panchatantra on Podcast - Flop Ear and DustyAnother Story from Book IV with some advice suitable for anyone even today. How the jackal deceived the donkey not once but twice.
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2022-12-1107 min
shabd#62. Panchatantra On Podcast - Handsome and TheodoreThe second story of book IV. How the frog gets a snake to kill all his relatives and eventually only he remains and escapes from the well.
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2022-11-0509 min
shabd#61. Panchatantra on Podcast - The Monkey and the CrocodileOne of the most famous stories of Panchatantra that everyone would have heard.
How crocodile was pestered by his wife to kill the monkey and how monkey outsmarted the crocodile.
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2022-10-2909 min
shabd#60. Panchatantra On Podcast - The Butter Blinded BrahmanFinal story of Book III. The brahman who followed his wife to find something strange.
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2022-08-2810 min
shabd#59. Panchatantra On Podcast - The Frogs that Rode SnakebackThe Frogs that Rode Snakeback is a strange story of a snake who wants his life to be easy.
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2022-07-2404 min
shabd#58. Panchatantra On Podcast - The Cave That TalkedThe story of Tiger and Cave.
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2022-07-1009 min
shabd#57. Panchatantra On Podcast - The Bird With Golden DungThe bird catcher turned in front of a king with a bird that had gold in dung. How a bird fools the king and his men?
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2022-06-1903 min
shabd#56. Panchatantra On Podcast - Mouse-Maid Made MouseFamous story of Girl asking his father for a better bride. Sun to Cloud to Wind to Mountain to Mouse
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2022-05-0809 min
shabd#55. Panchatantra On Podcast - The Gullible CarpenterThis is the story of a carpenter and how he is tricked by his wife.
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2022-04-1707 min
shabd#54. Panchatantra on Podcast - The Snake In The Prince's BellyHere is the story of a princess and how she frees her husband from the Snake that lives in his belly.
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2022-04-1004 min
shabd#53. Panchatantra On Podcast - The Brahman, the Thief and the GhostBrahman was saved by his own enemies. Both the Thief and the Ghost wanted to harm him but their deeds saved him.
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2022-03-2704 min
shabd#52. Panchatantra On Podcast - The Old Man With A Young WifeHow a thief helped the old man? There are always unintended consequences from the bad things as well.
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2022-03-1903 min
shabd#51. Panchatantra On Podcast - The Self Sacrificing DoveHere is new story that is mostly on verse about the Dove who sacrifices her life.
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2022-02-2709 min
shabd#50. Panchatantra on Podcast - The Unscocial SwansHere goes the 50th episode in this season, and its been almost a year on this experiment.
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2022-02-2003 min
shabd#49. Panchatantra On Podcast - The Snake and The AntsHere is new episode with a new story.
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2022-02-1207 min
shabd#48. Panchatantra on Podcast - The Brahman's GoatThis is famous story that everyone would have listened about the Goat, Brahman and rouges. This shows how a falsehood when repeated multiple times can become a reality.
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2022-01-2903 min
shabd#47. Panchatantra On Podcast - The Cat's JudgementThe story of how Rabbit and Partridge got themselves killed while settling their conflict. The basis of enmity between Owls and Crows and how this story compelled the birds to rethink anointing the Owl as the king.
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2022-01-1611 min
shabd#46. Panchatantra on Podcast - How the Rabbit Fooled the ElephantBook III story on how Elephants found a lake and killed bunch of rabbits. A smart rabbit fooled and made sure they are never back.
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2022-01-0311 min
shabd#45. Panchatantra On Podcast - How the Birds Picked a KingSecond story from the Book III Crows and Owls. It deals with the story of how the enmity developed between the crows and owls.
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2021-12-2706 min
shabd#44. Panchatantra on Podcast - Crows and OwlsFirst story of the Book III Crows and Owls. Deals with how to fight a power enemy,
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2021-12-1920 min
shabd#43. Panchatantra On Podcast - Spot's CaptivityThe last story of Book 2, Winning of Friends. Spot and friends saved each other from the hunter.
A happy ending.
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2021-12-1214 min
shabd#42. Panchatantra On Podcast - The MIce That Set Elephants FreeThe story of how friendship of someone small like Mice can help someone like Elephants.
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2021-11-2707 min
shabd#41. Panchatantra on Podcast Hang-Ball and GreedyThe Story continues and how Soft the Weaver is made to understand about the money and life.
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2021-11-2014 min
shabd#40. Panchatantra on Podcast - Soft The WeaverInteresting story of weaver and money.
Mr Ryder had translated the names to English and here is the list.
Soft - Somilaka, Growing City - Bardhaman, Doer - Karta , Deed - Karman,
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2021-11-1406 min
shabd#39. Panchatantra On Podcast - Mister DulyStory of how Gold learns from the Mister Duly and starts to live again and take the long journey with Swift to the lake.
"What's duly his, a man receives" A book with this line defined the life of Mr. Duly
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2021-11-0618 min
shabd#38. Panchatantra on Podcast - Ṣelf-Defeating ForethoughtGold continues his story of why is he sad in his life. This story gives us some idea of how when money is lost, so does the power.
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2021-10-3117 min
shabd#37. Panchatantra on Podcast - Mother Shandilee's BargainA story of a poor Brahman, his wife and a guest.
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2021-10-2402 min
shabd#36. Panchatantra on Podcast - Gold's GloomThe Mouse Gold (Hiranyaka) tells his story to his friend Crow Swift (Laghupatanaka) and turtle Slow (Mantharaka).
How mouse used to eat the hermits food and created tension with his visiting friend.
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2021-10-1705 min
shabd#35. Panchatantra on Podcast - The Bharunda BirdsContinuation of Dove's story and how a mouse named Gold helped Gay Neck and his retinue to escape the snare. Also how Swift the crow realized the virtues of Gold and made friendship with him.
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2021-10-1020 min
shabd#34. Panchatantra On Podcast - Book II The Winning of FriendsAlmost everyone in India would have listened to this story of the hunter and doves. This is a classis story made famous by the Doordarshan animated song "Ek Chidiya Anek Chidiya"
Here is a link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bI376UnsUMg
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2021-10-0305 min
shabd#33. Panchatantra On Podcast - The Foolish FriendThis the last story of book one and has the conclusion of the story that started in #32. This has a good teaching for all of us.
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2021-09-2510 min
shabd#32. Panchatantra On Podcast - The Sensible EnemyA beautiful story that simply tells the wisdom of life that it is better to have a sensible enemy than a foolish friend.
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2021-09-1807 min
shabd#31. Panchatantra On Podcast - The Results of EducationA short story of parrots and how education changes life of sibling parrots.
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2021-09-1202 min
shabd#29. Panchatantra On Podcast - A Remedy Worse Than The DiseaseThis is the culmination of the Right-Mind and how Wrong-Mind is finally caught for his folly and is punished.
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2021-09-0706 min
shabd#30. Panchatantra On Podcast - The Mice That Ate IronThis is a story of how a merchant is fooled by his friend when he asks his beam made of Iron back. The merchant did Tit for Tat and taught him a lesson.
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2021-09-0406 min
shabd#28. Panchatantra On Podcast - Right Mind and Wrong MindStory of two friends and how they share a treasure and got into trouble. Right Mind in original Sanskrit was Dharmabuddhi and Wrong Mind was Papabuddhi. Listen in.
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2021-08-2805 min
shabd#27. Panchatantra On Podcast - The Unteachable MonkeyStory of how a bird named Needle Face, Soochimukhi in Sanskrit was killed by fool monkey when actually the Soochimukhi was helping him out.
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2021-08-2103 min
shabd#26. Panchatantra On Podcast - Poor BlossomBlossom the parrot died when he say death. This story takes the story of lady who married snake and how Strong correlated this story to push king to understand why he wanted to burn the room of Naked Monk.
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2021-08-1405 min
shabd#25. Panchatantra On Podcast - The Girl Who Married A SnakeThe story of childless brahman couple and how they got snake as a son and finally he got married to a young beautiful woman. This story is also based on humans only which is generally not the case with Panchatantra stories.
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2021-08-0704 min
shabd#24. Panchatantra On Podcast - The Monk Who Left His Body BehindThis story is based on human characters and not on animals which is generally the case. Hence this looks like an addendum which was done later. The naked Monk who could go to heaven and King was very curious about him.
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2021-07-3105 min
shabd#23. Panchatantra On Podcast - Smart The JackalStory of the cunning Jackal and his friends. And finally Rusty and Lively are face to face in a fight.
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2021-07-2517 min
shabd#22. Panchatantra On Podcast - The Lion and the RamFinally Plover couple gets their eggs with Garuda and Lord Vishnu's help. So this shows that taking help from the right people is important
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2021-07-1707 min
shabd#21. Panchatantra On Podcast - The Shrewd Old GanderPlover have gone to a shrewd Gander to take advice. Gander had saved lives of the geese and considered very wise.
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2021-07-1004 min
shabd#20. Panchatantra On Podcast - The Duel Between Sparrow and ElephantThe Plover couple is still discussing on how to fight the ocean and the wife tells the story of sparrow and how they killed an elephant by calling help from friends.
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2021-07-0307 min
shabd#19. Panchatantra On Podcast - Forethought, Readywit and FatalistThe Plover couple is still in discussion with the hen plover trying to convince the husband. She finally lays the eggs in the same nest which was near to the ocean. She narrates the story of three fishes Forethought, Readywit and Fatalist in order to explain to him the dangers of not considering the warnings. Listen in to hear the stories of three fishes.
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2021-06-2607 min
shabd#18. Panchatantra On Podcast - Shell-Neck, Slim and GrimThis is the story still in continuation of the wife of Plover trying to convince his husband to find a better place to lay eggs. In this she tell the story of a turtle Shell-Neck and his gander friends Slim and Grim and how Shell-Neck's idea of finding another water body failed miserably.
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2021-06-1904 min
shabd#17. Panchatantra On Podcast - Plover Who Fought OceanPlover (Tittibh) couple and how the husband was full of false pride and wife had to convince him to agree to find a place to lay her eggs.
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2021-06-1203 min
shabd#16. Panchatantra On Podcast - The Lion and CarpenterThe story of smart carpenter and when he encountered the king of jungle the Lion.
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2021-06-0506 min
shabd#15. Ugly's Trust AbusedAnother story from the Book1 of Panchatantra " Loss Of Friends" and here how a camel called Ugly is left by the master and how Haughty the lion and his friends Leopard, Jackal and Crow managed to convince Ugly to fall into the trap and get himself killed.
A sad story indeed where people whom Ugly trusted planned and killed.
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2021-05-2211 min
shabd#14. Panchatantra On Podcast - Passion and the OwlThis is the story of how the Crane Passion went to visit his friend and suffered heavily.
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2021-05-1410 min
shabd#13. Panchatantra On Podcast - The Blue JackalListen to the story of Jackal who fell into Indigo Vat.
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2021-05-1410 min
shabd#12. Panchatantra on Podcast - Leap And CreepThe story of louse named Creep and a flea named Leap. How Creep's courtesy led to killing of herself and all her family by the King's servant?
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2021-05-0906 min
shabd#3. Panchatantra On Podcast - Wedge Pulling MonkeyThis is the second story on Book 1 of Panchatantra. The jackal brothers Cheek and Victor are arguing over should they meddle with Rusty's affair when they are not asked. Will that lead them into issues? Victor decides to go and meet Rusty and check on him and get himself a job. See what happens and get all the learnings on the side. Please reach out to me for any feedback/help at the email admin@shabdh.com
2021-05-0920 min
shabd#11. Panchatantra On Podcast - The Ungrateful ManHere another story from Panchatantra that show how men and beast are different and who can be reliable friend.
2021-05-0211 min
shabd#10. Panchatantra On Podcast - Weaver Who Loved PrincessThis story is again based on humans and lead actors are not animals. Hence I feel that this is added as a addition in the translations by writer later on.
It is also not very suitable for young kids and hence if you want to listen to this with kids, you may like to skip this story.
Since Mr Ryder had on his version on translation, I have retained it.
Enjoy the story.
2021-04-1135 min
shabd#9. Panchatantra On Podcast - Numskull and the RabbitNumskull and the Rabbit is one of the famous Panchatantra Stories and most the Indian people have gone through this either as a kid or was included in the the course textbook.
Numskull is a foolish lion full of pride. His Sanskrit name is Bhasuraka. This is a story how intelligent rabbit saves all the animals and fools Numskull with his intelligence.
Enjoy the story.
2021-04-0411 min
shabd#8. Panchatantra On Podcast - The Heron Who Liked The Crab MeatThe Cunning Heron fooled the fishes and ate them on the pretext on moving them to safer place. The Crab found that out and killed the Heron and brought justice to innocent fishes that were killed the Heron.
With Intelligence much can be achieved and the Crow family finally found a way to get the Cobra killed.
Listen to this episode to know the full story.
2021-03-2708 min
shabd#7. Panchatantra On Podcast - How the Crow-Hen Killed the Black SnakeSeventh Story in the Book Loss Of Friends. How the snake ate Crows eggs for years.
2021-03-1303 min
shabd#6. Panchatantra On Podcast - Godly and JuneThis one has three stories, Godly and June, The Jackal at the Ram-fight and The Weaver's Wife which are related to one another and are continuation. The Weaver's Wife looks like a later introduction into Panchatantra tales because the setting doesn't have animals but based on humans which is normally not the theme of Panchatantra
Mr. Ryder names have followed the literal translation and the original names of Godly is Devasharma and June is Ashadhbhuti which mean someone born in Asadh a month in Hindu Calendar corresponding to July-Aug
2021-03-0624 min
shabd#5. Panchatantra On Podcast - The Merchant DantillaDantilla was translated to The Strong Teeth by Mr. Ryder which literally is correct but I kept it Dantilla. The merchant's story was used by Victor to convince the bull Lively to come and meet Rusty. This led to a good friendship between Rusty and Lively.
2021-02-2712 min
shabd#4. Panchatantra On Podcast - The Jackal and The War DrumVictor the Jackal went and met Rusty the Lion. He then went on to meet Lively the bull. This is third story of Book 1, The Loss of Friends.
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2021-02-2010 min
shabd#2. Panchatantra On Podcast - The Loss Of FriendsThe main story of Book 1 of Panchatantra that sets up the scene. The Merchant Increase (Vardhamana), two Bulls Lively and Joyful (Pingalaka and Nadaka) and two jackals Cheek and Victor (Karataka and Damanaka) are the main characters of this story.
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2021-02-0614 min
shabd#1. Panchatantra On Podcast - IntroductionPanchatantra are stories written by Vishnusharma around 200 B.C. and this is the narration of translation done Arthur Ryder in 1925 and was published by University of Chicago Press. Please reach out to me for any feedback/help at the email admin@shabdh.com
2021-01-3103 minshabdMy Hero is You, Storybook for Children on COVID-19Adventure of Sara and Ario. This story is narrated by me to get them to understand Covid-19
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2020-05-0117 minshabdDinosaur FunThis is a bonus episode. Dinosaur Fun is a book for toddler and I was reading to my 1 year old.
2020-04-0501 minshabdThe Girls and a LotusTwo girls and their friendship in the backdrop of a temple and its old priest.
2019-12-1508 minshabdThe Prince Who Changed His DestinyOne can change the destiny even when the god of fate has written it. As believed by many in India this prince was able to change his destiny by his wit and wisdom.
2019-12-0809 minshabdThe Best Bridegroom of AllThe story of a beautiful girl called Mousy and her poor parents. Her father was a sage with supernatural powers.
2019-12-0107 min2019-11-2204 min2019-11-1606 min2019-11-1008 minshabdThe Visit to a strange landA father and his son's journey to sell horses which turns into a very happy ending
2019-10-3010 min2019-09-2910 min2019-09-2207 min