शत्रु की सलाह

shatru ki salah panchatantr ki prasiddh kahaniyoan mean se ek hai jisake rachayita achary vishnu sharma haian.

kahani

          nadi kinare ek vishal ped tha. us ped par baguloan ka bahut bada jhuand rahata tha. usi ped ke kotar mean kala nag rahata tha. jab aandoan se bachche nikal ate aur jab vah kuchh bade hokar maan-bap se door rahane lagate, tabhi vah nag unhean kha jata tha. is prakar varsho se kala nag baguloan ke bachche hadapata a raha tha. bagule bhi vahaan se jane ka nam nahian lete the, kyoanki vahaan nadi mean kachhuoan ki bharamar thi. kachhuoan ka naram maans baguloan ko bahut achchha lagata tha.
is bar nag jab ek bachche ko hadapane laga to pita bagule ki najar us par pad gee. bagule ko pata lag gaya ki usake pahale bachchoan ko bhi vah nag khata raha hoga. use bahut shok hua. use aansoo bahate ek kachhue ne dekha aur poochha 'mama, kyoan ro rahe ho?'
gam mean jiv har kisi ke age apana dukhada rone lagata haian. usane nag aur apane mrit bachchoan ke bare mean batakar kaha 'maian usase badala lena chahata hooan.'
kachhue ne socha 'achchha to is gam mean mama ro raha hai. jab yah hamare bachche kha jate haian tab to kuchh khyal nahian ata ki hamean kitana gam hota hoga. tum saanp se badala lena chahate ho to ham bhi to tumase badala lena chaheange.'
bagula apane shatru ko apana du:kh batakar galati kar baitha tha. chatur kachhua ek tir se do shikar marane ki yojana soch chuka tha. vah bola 'mama! maian tumhean badala lene ka bahut achchha upay sujhata hooan.'
bagule ne adir svar mean poochha “jaldi batao vah upay kya haian. maian tumhara ehasan jivan bhara nahian bhoolooanga.’ kachhua man hi man muskuraya aur upay batane laga “yahaan se kuchh door ek nevale ka bil hai. nevala saanp ka ghor shatru haian. nevale ko machhaliyaan bahut priy hoti haian. tum chhoti-chhoti machhaliyaan pakadakar nevale ke bil se saanp ke kotar tak bichha do, nevala machhaliyaan khata-khata saanp tak pahuanch jaega aur use samapt kar dega.’ bagula bola “tum jara mujhe us nevale ka bil dikha do.’
kachue ne bagule ko nevale ka bil dikha diya. bagule ne vaise hi kiya jaise kachhue ne samajhaya tha. nevala sachamuch machhaliyaan khata hua kotar tak pahuancha. nevale ko dekhate hi nag ne phuankar chhodi. kuchh hi der ki ladaee mean nevale ne saanp ke tukade-tukade kar die. bagula khushi se uchhal pada. kachhue ne man hi man mean kaha 'yah to shuruat haian moorkh bagule. ab mera badala shuroo hoga aur tum sab baguloan ka nash hoga.'
kachhue ka sochana sahi nikala. nevala nag ko marane ke bad vahaan se nahian gaya. use apane charoan or bagule najar ae, usake lie mahinoan ke lie svadisht khana. nevala usi kotar mean bas gaya, jisamean nag rahata tha aur roj ek bagule ko apana shikar banane laga. is prakar ek-ek karake sare bagule mare ge.

sikh- shatru ki salah mean usaka svarth chhipa hota hai.