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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Furthermore, Mandavi峁 explains the story of Yaj帽adatta,
who is mad after the ghee. 15
16. The story of Yaj帽adatta :
In this story, a br膩hmin called Yaj帽adatta has a wife with
her mind attached to another. She wants her husband to be blind
for her whereabouts. Once, when she is carrying sweet meat to
her mate, her husband asks "where do you carry the sweet
meats?". She tells that she is taking to the temple. After this,
he just enters the temple and hides behind the goddess, before
she comes.
When she is before the goddess saying "In what way her
husband would go blind ?" Hearing these words, Yaj帽adatta
hiding behind the idol speaks out the words that he would go
blind by feeding him with sweet meats. Thereafter she starts
treating him well with sweet meats. After some days,
Yaj帽adatta says that he has gone blind. On knowing this, his
wife calls her mate to the house considering that she would not
considering else. One day Yaj帽adatta gets burst out with anger
at his wife and cuts off her nose. Thus Yaj帽adatta who is
knowing bad traits of his wife, is waiting upon the opportunity
to punish his wife.
15. 啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ啶啶むう啷嵿さ啶苦啶距え啶距ぎ啶� 啶ぅ啶� 啶掂ぞ啶灌啶啶洁じ啷嵿ぎ啶� 啶︵啶班啶︵啶班啶� 啷�
啶曕た啶炧啶氞た啶む啶曕ぞ啶侧 啶啶班い啷�啶曕啶粪啶洁す啶� 啶о啶むぞ啶ㄠ啶о 啶啶班ぞ啶灌啶ぃ啷� 啶ぅ啶� 啷�
[sarvametadvij膩n膩mi yath膩 v膩hyo'smi durdurai岣� |
ki帽citk膩la峁� prat墨k峁'ha峁� dh峁泃膩ndho br膩hma峁噊 yath膩 ||
] Pa帽catantra, K膩kolukiya峁�, Kath膩 15, verse - 241, p.100.
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