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 3 - Contents of the Panchatantra
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. The story of Dharmabuddhi and P膩pabuddhi :
Meanwhile Kara峁璦ka says to Damanaka that he should not
enjoy seeing the miserable condition of other person. Indeed a
wicked person gets delighted at the misfortune of others, at the
same time he does not mind his own destruction. Kara峁璦ka
illustrates this point by narrating the story of Dharmabuddhi
and P膩pabuddhi, wherein P膩pabuddhi, a croocked natured one,
steals the money of Dharmabuddhi and invites the destruction
of his own father. 28
20. The story of cranes and black cobra :
In the same spirit, Kara峁璦ka remarks that a wise-man
should think out a remedy and at the same time he should
foresee the evil that might result from it, if a person goes on
thinking of near remedy, it will result in destruction, just like
the cranes were devoured by mangoose while a foolish crane
was helplessly looking on.
29 21. The story of Jir峁嘺dhana :
In the opinion of Damanaka, it was Kara峁璦ka that brings
the Pingalaka to a destressed condition caused by the death of
28. 啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶啶︵啶оた啶� 啶曕啶啶︵啶оた啶多啶� 啶︵啶掂ぞ啶掂啶む 啶掂た啶︵た啶む 啶ぎ 啷�
啶啶む啶班啶� 啶掂啶ぐ啷嵿ぅ啶ぃ啷嵿ぁ啶苦い啷嵿く啶距い啷嵿お啶苦い啶� 啶о啶啶� 啶樴ぞ啶むた啶む 啷�
[dharmabuddhi岣� kubuddhi艣ca dv膩vetau viditau mama |
putre峁嘺 vyarthapa峁囜笉ity膩tpit膩 dh奴mena gh膩tita岣� ||
] Pa帽catantra, Mitrabheda, Kath膩 18, verse - 429, p.179.
29. 啶夃お啶距く啶� 啶氞た啶ㄠ啶むく啷囙い啷嵿お啷嵿ぐ啶距啷嵿啶膏啶むぅ啶距お啶距く啶� 啶� 啶氞た啶ㄠ啶むく啷囙い啷� 啷�
啶ざ啷嵿く啶む 啶啶啶班啶栢じ啷嵿く 啶ㄠ啷佮げ啷囙え 啶灌い啶� 啶啶距 啷�
[up膩ya峁� cintayetpr膩j帽astath膩p膩ya峁� ca cintayet |
pa艣yato bakam奴rkhasya nakulena hat膩 bak膩岣� ||
] Pa帽catantra, Mitrabheda, Kath膩 - 19, verse - 439,
p.183.
