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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. Rjiṣvanā and Atiyāja
VI-53.
15. Sarasvati and Viadhryaśva
VI-61.
16. Viṣnu's three strides
VI-69.
17. Birth of Bṛhaspati
VI-71.
18. King Sudas
19. Nahuṣa
20. Asanga
VII-18, etc.
VII-95.
VIII-1-33.
21. Apalā
VIII-91.
X-38 (I-33, 51, 97, etc.)
22. Kutsa
23. King Asmati and the four priests X-57-60.
24. Nabhānediṣṭha
X-61, 82.
25. Vṛṣākapi
X-86.
26. Ūrvaśī and Purūravas
X-95.
27. Devap and Santanu
X-98.
28. Naciketas
X-135.
So also, some legends are found in the Atharvaveda too.
ii. Nitikathā Sāhitya in Post-Vedic Period :
As far as the elements of fable literature in the post-Vedic
period is concerned, one may trace the Āraṇyakas and the
Upaniṣads as being its sources. Of course there are some
fragments of fable literature in the Āraṇyakas; while the
Upaniṣads are the systematic texts wherein significant
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