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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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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)


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easily in the fields. Once hearing donkey's bray from distant
place, this donkey also did so. Therefore, people in the village
came to know that it was the donkey itself, but not tiger. With
the anger, all people killed that donkey throwing stones at it.
Thus impatience leads to calamities. Therefore, strengthening his
view the monkey said get remained silent. Further, the monkey
wanted to keep himself away from the crocodile still the latter
was remaining in the company of the former. Therefore, quoting
an instance of the story of Syamalaka, 8 the monkey asked the
crocodile to leave him away for ever. At this, again crocodile
expressed the desire to know the story of Syamalaka. In
response to this, monkey narrates the following story thereof.
9. The story of Iśvara:
There was a wealthy man called Iśvara, in whose residence
four son-in-laws had camped for a long time. With a view to
send them out Iśvara did not treat them well. As a result, three
son-in-laws left the place. But looking to the fourth son-in-law
not leaving a place, he was sent out by force. Thus when one's
accompaniment is disliked by others, the former one should
consider it and vacate that place.
Afterwards, the crocodile having understood the mind of
the monkey said with disgust that he has lost both his wife and
8.
तत्किं श्यामलकवदत्यपमानादर्धचन्द्रदानेन यास्यस� �
[tatki� śyāmalakavadatyapamānādardhacandradānena yāsyasi |
]
Pañcatantra, Labdhapraṇāśa, Kathā - 8, p.6.

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