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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 3 - Contents of the Panchatantra

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19 (of 60)


External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)


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While introducing Hiranyaka to Mantaraka, Laghupatanaka
said that Hiranyaka is the store of merits and of magnanimous
personality. But, being greatly disgusted with the world, he has
come to Mantaraka. Listening to this, Mantaraka asked the
reason for Hiraṇyaka's being disgusted with the world. In
response to this, Hiranyaka tells the incident which took place
in his life and which led to his disgusted. He tells the story of
Tamracuda an ascetic living in a Mutt near Mahilāropya city.
Herein it is described that the money accumulated by
Hiranyaka was snatched away by Tāmracūḍ�, and thereby as
Hiranyaka states he became disgusted with.
However, the first story in the Mitrasamprāpti gives the
information that the lustre of a person gets increased in
accordance with the weight of the wealth he possesses.³
2. The story of brāhmin :
In order to illustrate the point of being lustrous as
depending upon the wealth, the story of brāhmin is described.
In this story, the wife of brahmin is avaricious, but brāhmin is
generous. Looking into his wife's greediness that brāhmin
suggests that there should not be excess desire nor should one
give up desire altogether. The person who is overpowered by the
3.
ऊष्माप� वित्� वृद्धि� तेजो नयति देहिनाम् �
कि पुनस्तस्� सम्भोगस्त्यागकर्मसमन्वित� �
[ūṣmāpi vitta vṛddhi� tejo nayati dehinām |
ki punastasya sambhogastyāgakarmasamanvita� ||
]
Pañcatantra, Mitrasamprāpti, Kathā - 1, verse - 70, p.18.

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