अभ्यासलहरी (Abhyas Lahari)
Twelve Sanskrit short stories for children with exercises and illustrations, covering devotion, nature, and moral courage.
Overview
Twelve short stories open the Bal Sahitya Mala series, and Asha Agrawal's Abhyas Lahari sets the tone: stories aimed at children's all-round development, written in Sanskrit clear enough for young readers to follow while rich enough to reward engagement. The titles alone suggest the range — inner wealth, devotion, the mystery of nature, the king Shibi, the story of Sudas, a monkey tale, an extraordinary bird.
The book pairs each story with new exercises, making it as much a learning tool as a reading experience. The colourful illustrations keep the material welcoming. Agrawal's approach treats children as capable of encountering serious themes — sacrifice, devotion, the nature of Brahman — without needing them to be either dumbed down or made didactic.
For educators and parents seeking a first Sanskrit reader that goes beyond vocabulary lists and conjugation tables, Abhyas Lahari offers stories worth reading in a language worth learning.
-:पुस्तक-परिचयः:- बालसाहित्यमालायाः प्रथमाभिव्यक्तिरियम् । आशावर्याविरचितं, द्वादशलघुकथासंवलितं पुस्तकमिदं बालानां सर्वाङ्गीणविकासाय उत्कृष्टम् । नूतनाभ्यासैः सुमधुरचित्रेश्च युक्तम् इदं बालानां कृते सुबोधं सुपाठ्यं च । बालसाहित्य-माला की यह प्रथम प्रस्तुति है। आशावर्या द्वारा रचित यह पुस्तक बारह लघु कथाओं से युक्त है और बालकों के सर्वांगीण विकास के लिए अत्यन्त उत्कृष्ट है। नवीन अभ्यासों और मनोहर चित्रों से सुसज्जित यह पुस्तक बालकों के लिए सरल, सुबोध तथा सु-पाठ्य है। -:कथासूची:- १ आन्तरवैभवम् ५ भगवन्तमेव याचिष्ये ९ भगवतः नाम १३ सुदासः १७ परोपकाराय इदं शरीरम् २० अन्तिमपर्णम् २५ प्रकृतिरहस्यम् २८ अलौकिकः विहङ्गः ३३ कीदृशं ब्रह्म ३६ कापि सुपरिचिता कथा ३८ नृपतिः शिविः ४३ कपिकथा
