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 4 - Arthashastra and Panchatantra鈥攁 comparison
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Only such words should be spoken of before the king, which
would yield proper fruit. And the effect of such words will remain
for longer time, just the red colour put on the white cloth.50
A person who listens to the king's words and does not reply in
harsh way and would not laugh aloud in front of him, such a person
would be liked by the king. 51
That person who does not think about his hunger, sleep, cold,
wind, fire etc., that means, a person who does not think about
himself and think about the king, is capable of being a servant.52
Such
person when beaten, scolded punished does not talk back
to the king, and who obeys his order and wishes good for the king
is capable of being a servant. 53
These rules laid down by Vi峁ａ箛u艣arm膩 through Damanaka,
may be said to be the reflections of Kautilya's words as below:
50.
啶掂啶膏啶むい啷嵿ぐ 啶啶班く啷嬥啷嵿い啶掂啶 啶い啷嵿ぐ啷嬥啷嵿い啶� 啶侧き啶む 啶げ啶 [vacastatra prayoktavya峁� yatrokta峁� labhate phalam ] I
啶膏啶ムぞ啶 啶さ啶むた 啶氞ぞ啶む啶え啷嵿い啶� 啶班ぞ啶椸 啶多啶曕啶侧お啶熰 啶ぅ啶� 啷�
[sth膩y墨 bhavati c膩tyanta峁� r膩ga岣� 艣uklapa峁璭 yath膩 |
] Pa帽catantra, Mitrabheda, Kath膩 - 1, verse - 34, p. 16.
51. 啶啶班啶曕啶む 啶啶班い啷嵿く啷佮い啷嵿い啶班 啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶掂た啶班啶︵啶о 啶啶班き啷佮ぃ啶� 啶� 啶 啷�
[prokta峁� pratyuttara峁� n膩ha viruddha峁� prabhu峁嚹� na ya岣� |
] 52.
啶� 啶膏ぎ啷�啶 啶灌じ啶む啶啶氞啶氞啶� 啶� 啶さ啷囙う啷嵿ぐ啶距啶掂げ啷嵿げ啶 啷�
[na sam墨pe hasatyuccai岣� sa bhavedr膩javallabha岣� ||
] Pa帽catantra, Mitrabheda, Kath膩 - 1, verse - 61, p.22.
啶� 啶曕啶粪啶оぞ
啶啶∴啶い啷� 啶じ啷嵿い啷� 啶ㄠた啶︵啶班く啶� 啶� 啶曕う啶距啶� 啷�
啶� 啶� 啶多啶むぞ啶むお啶距う啷嵿く啷堗ざ啷嵿 啶� 啶啶む啶啶洁ぐ啷嵿す啷� 啶す啷�啶啶溹ぞ啶 啷�
[na k峁dh膩
p墨岣峺ate yastu nidray膩 na kad膩cana |
na ca 艣墨t膩tap膩dyai艣ca sa bh峁泃yo'rho mah墨bhuj膩m ||
] Pa帽catantra, Mitrabheda, Kath膩 - 1, verse - 99, p.30.
53. 啶むぞ啶∴た啶む啶洁お啶� 啶︵啶班啶曕啶む啶洁お啶� 啶︵ぃ啷嵿ぁ啶苦い啷嬥そ啶た 啶す啷�啶啶溹ぞ 啷�
啶 啶� 啶氞た啶ㄠ啶むく啶む 啶ぞ啶 啶� 啶啶む啶啶洁ぐ啷嵿す啷� 啶す啷�啶啶溹ぞ啶 啷�
[t膩岣峣to'pi durukto'pi da峁囜笉ito'pi mah墨bhuj膩 |
yo na cintayate p膩pa峁� sa bh峁泃yo'rho mah墨bhuj膩m ||
] Pa帽catantra, Mitrabheda, Kath膩 - 1, verse - 97, p.29.
