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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Prakara峁嘺s or six thousand slokas. This Sastra is bereft of
undue enlargement and easy to understand.虏
So far, as the nature of the Artha艣膩stra is concerned the
subject matter of the text is classified into 32 technical divisions
called yuktis. They are as below :
1. Adhikara峁嘺 - The Book,
2. Vidhana Contents,
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3. Yoga Suggestion of similar facts,
4. Padartha - The meaning of a word,
5. Hetvartha - The purport of reason,
6. Udde艣a - Mention of a fact in brief,
7. Nirde艣a - Mention of a fact in detail,
8. Upade艣a - Guidance,
9. Apade艣a - Quotation,
10. Atide艣a Application,
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11. Prade艣a The place of reference,
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12. Upam膩na - Simile,
13. Arth膩patti - Implication,
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啶膏啶栢啷嵿ぐ啶灌ぃ啶掂た啶溹啶炧啶 啶むい啷嵿さ啶距ぐ啷嵿ぅ啶う啶ㄠた啶多啶氞た啶むぎ啷� 啷�
啶曕啶熰た啶侧啶啶� 啶曕啶む 啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶班 啶掂た啶啶曕啶む啷嵿ぐ啶ㄠ啶ムさ啶苦じ啷嵿い啶班ぎ啷� ||
[sukhagraha峁嘺vij帽eya峁� tatv膩rthapadani艣citam |
kau峁璱lyena k峁泃a峁� 艣膩stra峁� vimuktagranthavistaram ||
] Artha艣膩stra, Adhikara峁嘺 I (Vinayadhikarikam), Adhy膩ya I, p.12
