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J膩takas, the Pa帽catantra, the Hitopade艣a, etc. come under the
first stream of Kath膩-s膩hitya. And the stories narrated in the
B峁沨atkath膩, the Kath膩sarits膩gara, the Dv膩tri峁兣沘t-si峁僪膩sana-
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V膩savadatt膩, the K膩dambari, the
Da艣akum膩racarita, etc. come under the second stream of Kath膩
literature in Sanskrit.
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The characteristic feature of the fable literature in Sanskrit
is to highlight the importance of the science of polity and the
science of ethics which has been preserved in the text of post-
Vedic literature.
In this connection, Wilson's remark is notable. "Each fable
is designed to illustrate and exemplify some reflection on
wordly vicissitudes or some precept for human conduct, and the
illustration is frequently drawn from the intercourse of human
beings, as from an imaginary adventure of animal existence and
this mixture is in some degree a pecularity in the Hindu plan of
fabling or story telling."1
i. N墨tikath膩-s膩hitya in the Vedic Period:
Rgveda is the primary source of fable literature in Sanskrit.
Describing the valourous deeds of the gods like Indra, Vi峁ａ箛u,
Agni, Rudra etc., the 峁歡vedic hymns constitute the mantras
1.
Q. M. Krishnamachariar, History of Classical Sanskrit Literature, Motilal
Banarasidass, Delhi, p. 428, fn. 3.
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