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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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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Beholding Kau峁璱lya's statement 鈥渙f the two powerful kings
on amicable terms alliance be made with each other", Vi峁ａ箛u艣arm膩
remarks as below:
It is beneficial to both the kings to make alliance and to
remain together (on some terms of amicability); rice without
husk does not grow. Similarly if there is no
cause for
misunderstanding, then one king does not get agitated at the
other one.46
Disclosing the truth of alliance or friendship between two
kings, the following words remark -
"The wind becomes the assistant of the fire that burns
forests; but the same wind puts out a lamp; who has friendship
for the lean.鈥�47
This view is further substantiated:
"Just as a bamboo growing in a cluster thick and
surrounded by other bamboos, cannot be cut down, so a鈥榢ing
46. 啶膏啷嵿啶むた啶� 啶多啶班啶じ啷� 啶啶傕じ啶距 啶膏啶掂お啷囙啷嵿し啷� 啶� 啶掂た啶多啶粪い啶� 啷�
[sa峁単ati岣� 艣reyas墨 pu峁僺膩峁� svapek峁 ca vi艣e峁ta岣� |
] gdefa qfcuer a mielai augan: ||
Pa帽catantra, K盲kolukiya, verse - 57, p.14.
47. 啶掂え啶距え啶� 啶︵す啶む 啶掂す啷嵿え啷囙 啶膏啷�啶さ啶むた 啶ぞ啶班啶む 啷�
[van膩ni dahato vahne岣� sakh墨bhavati m膩ruta岣� |
] "
鈥� 啶� 啶忇さ 啶︵啶え啶距ざ啶距く 啶曕啶多 啶曕じ啷嵿く啶距じ啷嵿い啶� 啶膏啶灌啶︵ぎ啷� 啷�
[sa eva d墨pan膩艣膩ya k峁浥沞 kasy膩sti sauh峁沝am ||
] Pa帽catantra, K膩kolukiya, verse - 58, p.14.
