Principle 5 : Rash Deeds – Action without comprehension (Aparikshita Karakam अपरीक्षितकारकं)
- Story 1 : Imprudence
- Story 2 : The Brahmani and The Mongoose
- Story 3 : The Lion That Sprang to Life
- Story 4 : The Tale of Two Fish and a Frog
- Story 5 : The Story of The Weaver
- Story 6 : The Miserly Father
- Story 7 : Tale Of The Bird With Two Heads
The fifth and last principle of Panchatantra begins with the following verse:
“Whoever without judgment does
what the foolish barber in this chapter did,
comes to eternal grief.”
And then Vishnu Sharma starts the story which demonstrates how true the above words are. This is the story of Imprudence.