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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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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)


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Adhikaraṇa - VIII
।। वà¥à¤¯à¤¸à¤¨à¤¾à¤§à¤¿à¤•ारिकमà¥� ।।
[|| vyasanÄdhikÄrikam ||
]
1) पà¥à¤°à¤•ृतिवà¥à¤¯à¤¸à¤¨à¤µà¤°à¥à¤—à¤� [±è°ù²¹°ìá¹›t¾±±¹²â²¹²õ²¹²Ô²¹±¹²¹°ù²µ²¹á¸� ] The aggregate of the calamities of the
-
elements of sovereignty;
2) राजराजà¥à¤¯à¤°à¥à¤µà¥à¤¯à¤¸à¤¨à¤šà¤¿à¤¨à¥à¤¤à¤�
[°ùÄåÂá²¹°ùÄåÂá²â²¹°ù±¹²â²¹²õ²¹²Ô²¹³¦¾±²Ô³ÙÄå
]
Considerations about the troubles of the
king and of his kingdom;
3) पà¥à¤°à¥à¤·à¤µà¥à¤¯à¤¸à¤¨à¤µà¤°à¥à¤—à¤� - [puruá¹£avyasanavargaá¸� - ] The aggregate of the troubles of men;
4) पीडनवरà¥à¤—à¤�, सà¥à¤¤à¤®à¥à¤­à¤µà¤°à¥à¤—à¤�, कोशसङà¥à¤—वरà¥à¤—ः - [pÄ«á¸anavargaá¸�, stambhavargaá¸�, koÅ›asaá¹…gavargaá¸� - ] The group of molestations, the
group of obstructions, and the group of financial troubles;
5) बलवà¥à¤¯à¤¸à¤¨à¤µà¤°à¥à¤—ः, मितà¥à¤°à¤µà¥à¤¯à¤¸à¤¨à¤µà¤°à¥à¤—à¤� - [balavyasanavargaá¸�, mitravyasanavargaá¸� - ] The group of troubles of the army,
and the group of a friend.
Adhikaraṇa - IX
।। अभियासà¥à¤¯à¤¤à¥à¤•रà¥à¤® à¥�
-
[|| abhiyÄsyatkarma ||
-
]
1) शकà¥à¤¤à¤¿à¤¦à¥‡à¤¶à¤•ालबलाबलजà¥à¤žà¤¾à¤¨à¤®à¥� यातà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤•ालः [Å›aktideÅ›akÄlabalÄbalajñÄnam yÄtrÄkÄlaá¸� ] The knowledge of power,
place, time, strength and weakness; the time of invasion;
2) बलोपादानकाला, सनà¥à¤¨à¤¾à¤¹à¤—à¥à¤£à¤¾à¤� पà¥à¤°à¤¤à¤¿à¤¬à¤²à¤•रà¥à¤� - [balopÄdÄnakÄlÄ, sannÄhaguṇÄḥ pratibalakarma - ] The time of recruiting the
army; the form of equipment; and the work of arraying a
rival force;
3) पशà¥à¤šà¤¾à¤¤à¥à¤•ोपचिनà¥à¤¤à¤¾ बाहà¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤­à¥à¤¯à¤¨à¥à¤¤à¤°à¤ªà¥à¤°à¤•ृतिकोपपà¥à¤°à¤¤à¥€à¤•ारः
[paÅ›cÄtkopacintÄ bÄhyÄbhyantarapraká¹›tikopapratÄ«kÄraá¸�
]
Consideration of
annoyance in the rear; and remedies against internal and
external troubles;
4) कà¥à¤·à¤¯à¤µà¥à¤¯à¤¯à¤²à¤¾à¤­à¤µà¤¿à¤ªà¤°à¤¿à¤®à¤°à¥à¤¶ - [ká¹£ayavyayalÄbhaviparimarÅ›a - ] Consideration about loss of men, wealth,
and profit;

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