झगडालू मेंढक

jhagadaloo meandhak panchatantr ki prasiddh kahaniyoan mean se ek hai jisake rachayita achary vishnu sharma haian.

kahani

          ek kuean mean bahut se meandhak rahate the. unake raja ka nam tha gangadatt. gangadatt bahut jhagadaloo svabhav ka tha. asapas do tin aur bhi kuean the. unamean bhi meandhak rahate the. har kuean ke meandhakoan ka apana raja tha. har raja se kisi n kisi bat par gangadatt ka jhagada chalata hi rahata tha. vah apani moorkhata se koee galat kam karane lagata aur buddhiman meandhak rokane ki koshish karata to mauqa milate hi apane pale guande meandhakoan se pitava deta. kuean ke meandhakoan mean bhitar gangadatt ke prati rosh badhata ja raha tha. ghar mean bhi jhagadoan se chain n tha. apani har musibat ke lie dosh deta.
ek din gangadatt ka padausi meandhak raja se khoob jhagada hua. khoob too-too maian-maian huee. gangadatt ne apane kuean mean akar bataya ki padausi raja ne usaka apaman kiya haian. apaman ka badala lene ke lie usane apane meandhakoan ko adesh diya ki padausi kuean par hamala karean. sab janate the ki jhagada gangadatt ne hi shuroo kiya hoga.
kuchh syane meandhakoan tatha buddhimanoan ne ekajut hokar ek svar mean kaha 'rajan, padausi kuean mean hamase dugane meandhak haian. ve svasth v hamase adhik takatavar haian. ham yah ladaee nahian ladeange.'
gangadatt sann rah gaya aur buri tarah tilamila gaya. man hi man mean usane than li ki in gaddaroan ko bhi sabak sikhana hoga. gangadatt ne apane betoan ko bulakar bhadakaya 'beta, padausi raja ne tumhare pitashri ka ghor apaman kiya haian. jao, padausi raja ke betoan ki aisi pitaee karo ki ve pani maangane lag jaean.'
gangadatt ke bete ek doosare ka muanh dekhane lage. akhir bade bete ne kaha 'pitashri, apane kabhi hamean tarrane ki ijajat nahian di. tarrane se hi meandhakoan mean bal ata haian, hausala ata haian aur josh ata haian. ap hi bataie ki bina hausale aur josh ke ham kisi ki kya pitaee kar paeange?'
ab gangadatt sabase chidh gaya. ek din vah kudhata aur badabadata kuean se bahar nikal idhar-udhar ghoomane laga. use ek bhayankar nag pas hi bane apane bil mean ghusata najar aya. usaki aankheanan chamaki. jab apane dushman ban ge ho to dushman ko apana banana chahie. yah soch vah bil ke pas jakar bola 'nagadev, mera pranam.'
nagadev phuphakara 'are meandhak maian tumhara bairi hooan. tumhean kha jata hooan aur too mere bil ke age akar mujhe avaz de raha haian.
gangadatt tarraya 'he nag, kabhi-kabhi shatruoan se zyada apane du:kh dene lagate haian. mera apani jati valoan aur sagoan ne itana ghor apaman kiya haian ki unhean sabak sikhane ke lie mujhe tum jaise shatru ke pas sahayata maangane ana pada haian. tum meri dosti svikar karo aur maje karo.'
nag ne bil se apana sir bahar nikala aur bola 'maje, kaise maje?'
gangadatt ne kaha 'maian tumhean itane meandhak khilaooanga ki tum mutate-mutate ajagar ban jaoge.'
nag ne shanka vyakt ki 'pani mean maian ja nahian sakata. kaise pakadooanga meandhak?'
gangadatt ne tali bajaee 'nag bhaee, yahian to meri dosti tumhare kam aegi. maine padausi rajaoan ke kuoan par najar rakhane ke lie apane jasoos medakoan se gupt surangean khudava rakhi haian. har kuean tak unaka rasta jata haian. surangean jahaan milati haian. vahaan ek kaksh haian. tum vahaan rahana aur jis-jis meandhak ko khane ke lie kahooan, unhean khate jana.'
nag gangadatt se dosti ke lie taiyar ho gaya. kyoanki usamean usaka labh hi labh tha. ek moorkh badale ki bhavana mean aandhe hokar apanoan ko dushman ke pet ke havale karane ko taiyar ho to dushman kyoan n isaka labh uthae?
nag gangadatt ke sath surang kaksh mean jakar baith gaya. gangadatt ne pahale sare padausi meandhak rajaoan aur unaki prajaoan ko khane ke lie kaha. nag kuchh saptahoan mean sare doosare kuoan ke meandhak surangoan ke raste ja-jakar kha gaya. jab sab samapt ho ge to nag gangadatt se bola 'ab kise khaooan? jaldi bata. chaubis ghante pet phul rakhane ki adat pad gee haian.'
gangadatt ne kaha 'ab mere kuean ke sabhi syanoan aur buddhiman meandhakoan ko khao.'
vah khae ja chuke to praja ki bari aee. gangadatt ne socha 'praja ki aisi taisi. har samay kuchh n kuchh shikayat karati rahati haian. unako khane ke bad nag ne khana maanga to gangadatt bola 'nagamitr, ab keval mera kunaba aur mere mitr bache haian. khel khatm aur meandhak hajam.'
nag ne phan phailaya aur phuphakarane laga 'meandhak, maian ab kahian nahian jane ka. too ab khane ka iantajam kar varna hiss.'
gangadatt ki bolati band ho gee. usane nag ko apane mitr khilae phir usake bete nag ke pet mean ge. gangadatt ne socha ki maian aur meandhaki zinda rahe to bete aur paida kar leange. bete khane ke bad nag phuphakara 'aur khana kahaan haian? gangadatt ne darakar meandhaki ki or ishar kiya. gangadatt ne svayan ke man ko samajhaya 'chalo boodhi meandhaki se chhutakara mila. nee javan meandhaki se vivah kar naya sansar basaooanga.'
meandhaki ko khane ke bad nag ne muanh phada 'khana.'
gangadatt ne hath jode 'ab to keval maian bacha hooan. tumhara dost gangadatt . ab laut jao.'
nag bola 'too kaun-sa mera mama lagata haian aur use hadap gaya.

sikh- apanoan se badala lene ke lie jo shatru ka sath leta hai usaka aant nishchit hai.