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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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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Damanaka, Pingalaka gets himself free from
paugs of
Sa帽j墨vaka's death and appoints Damanaka as his minister and
ruled over its kingdom.
Tantra II
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惭颈迟谤补蝉补尘辫谤腻辫迟颈
(Aquisition of Friends)
As the very title of this section suggests, the stories
narrated here, have the sole theme of acquisition of good
friendship by adding sam preposition to the word pr膩ptih. The
author implies that mere friendship does not lead to one's
betterment. It is only a good (sam) friendship that fulfils one's
welfare. The term 'friend' in English is not on par with the word
mitram in Sanskrit, as the former one does not carry the full-
fledged significance that the word mitram inherits. In this way
the word mitra峁� is all comprahensive, thus declares Vi峁ａ箛u艣arm膩.
Who made a two letter word called mitra which is a
heavenly drink. They are those who help in difficulties, share
our happiness and sorrow like a medicine.鹿
1.
啶曕啶ㄠぞ啶啶むぎ啶苦う啶� 啶膏啶粪啶熰 啶た啶む啶班ぎ啶苦い啷嵿く啶曕啶粪ぐ啶︵啶掂く啶 啷�
啶嗋お啶︵ 啶� 啶ぐ啶苦い啷嵿ぐ啶距ぃ啶距 啶多啶曕じ啶傕い啶距お啶啶粪啶 啷�
[ken膩m峁泃amida峁� s峁涐梗峁璦峁� mitramityak峁radvayam |
膩pada峁� ca paritr膩峁嚹佱箖 艣okasa峁僼膩pabhe峁jam ||
] Pa帽catantra, 惭颈迟谤补蝉补尘辫谤腻辫迟颈, verse - 61, p.22.
