Essay name: Panchatantra: A reflex of Arthashastra
Author:
M. N. Indrani
Affiliation: Karnatak University / Department of Sanskrit
The essay studies the Panchatantra in relation to the Arthashastra by proposing that that Indian fable literature divides into educative and entertaining narratives, both traced back to the sacred Vedic texts. It highlights the 'Pancatantra' and its kin as representative of educative stories.
Chapter 1 - A survey of the Niti-Katha-Sahitya
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sufficient to satisfy his hunger. The pair praised this action of
the merchant with all heart, and in consequence of that virtue,
they were born as prince Citrasena and princess Padm膩vat墨 in
their next birth and became husband and wife. This was
composed in Sam. 1524 [1580 A.D.].
13. K膩lik膩c膩ryakath膩: In prose it gives the tale of
K膩lik膩c膩rya, a Jain Sthavira. Samayasundara, pupil of
Sakalacandra, composed it. It narrates also the ancient tales of
the establishment of the Vikrama and 艢aka. According to it,
艢aka kings took their name from the 艢aka coast or bank and
were defenders of the Jaina faith until Vikram膩ditya conquered
them. But one hundred and thirty-five years after that
conquest, there was a 艢aka king who destroyed the successor of
Vikram膩ditya and set up an era of his own.
14. Kaviku帽jara's R膩jasekharacarita or Sabh膩ra帽jana-
prabandha is a poem inculcating morals of means of stories
abridged from those which are said to have been originally
related in the court of Rajasekhara and which were afterwards
repeated by Rajasekhara Subuddhi.
15. Vidy膩pati's Puru峁par墨k峁 is a collection of forty-four
stories and has been noticed. Ananda's Madhu膩nalakath膩
relates in prose the story of Madhv膩nala and K膩maka峁囜笉ala.
16. The Muktacarita is anonymous. In simple prose, it
narrates the story of the miraculous power of pearls sown and
