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 2 - Nature and Contents of Arthashastra
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41 31
. Samuccaya : Compounding together.
"Both with this and that" is Samuccaya; for example:
"Whoever is begotten by a man on his wife is agnatic both to the
father and the father's relatives."33
32. 脺hya Determinable fact.
That which is to be determined after consideration is 弄hya;
for example: "Experts shall determine the validity or invalidity
of gifts, so that neither the giver nor the receiver is likely to be
hurt thereby."34
Thus, this 艣膩stra conforming to these paragraphic divisions,
is composed as a guide to acquire and secure this and the other
world. In this light of this 艣膩stra one can not only set on foot
righteous, economical, and aesthetical acts maintain them, but
also put down unrighteous, uneconomical and displeasing acts.
This 艣膩stra has been made by him who from intolerance (of
misrule) quickly rescued the scriptures and the science of
weapons and the earth, which had passed to the Nanda king.
As it is already known the Artha艣膩stra running into fifteen
adhikara峁嘺s, discusses various topics concerned to the king,
village and town administration, revenues, taxes, legal desputes
33. 啶呧え啷囙え 啶氞ぞ啶ㄠ啶� 啶氞啶むた 啶膏ぎ啷佮啷嵿啶 - [anena c膩nena ceti samuccaya岣� - ] '啶膏啶掂じ啶炧啶溹ぞ啶む 啶た啶む啶ぇ啷傕え啶距 啶� 啶︵ぞ啶ぞ啶︵ [svasa帽j膩ta岣� pit峁沚adh奴n膩峁� ca d膩y膩da岣�] ' 啶囙い啶� 啷�
[iti |
] Artha艣膩stra, Adhikara峁嘺 XV, p. 536.
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] 34. 啶呧え啷佮啷嵿い啶曕ぐ啶｀ぎ啷傕す啷嵿く啶 - [anuktakara峁嘺m奴hyam - ] '啶ぅ啶距さ啶︵啶оぞ啶むぞ 啶啶班い啶苦啷冟す啷�啶むぞ 啶� 啶ㄠ啶す啶む 啶膏啶ぞ啶むぞ啶� 啶むぅ啶距そ啶ㄠ啶多く啶� 啶曕啶多げ啶距 啶曕げ啷嵿お啶啶啶� [yath膩vaddh膩t膩 pratig峁沨墨t膩 ca nopahatau sy膩t膩峁� tath膩'nu艣aya峁� ku艣al膩岣� kalpayeyu岣�] ' 啶囙い啶� 啷�
[iti |
] Artha艣膩stra, Adhikara峁嘺 XV, p. 536.
