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.
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an enemy by marching against him, then one may undertake a
march.23
In other words, Kautilya gives another proposition of Y膩na
as under 鈥渢hat by marching my troops it is possible to destroy
the works of my enemy; and as for myself, I have made proper
arrangements to safeguard my own works." Then he may
increase his resources by marching.2
24 Treading the path of Kautilya, Vi峁ａ箛u艣arm膩 defines Y膩na as
follows:
Y膩na (marching off) is of two kinds - one is for saving one's
life and wealth or treasure when there is danger from the
enemy threatening the loss of both; the other is of the form of
an expedition by one (a king) desirous of conquest.25
Introducing the proper time for Y膩na, A峁噓j墨vi another
minister of Meghavar峁嘺 makes a statement that "Neither peace
nor war, nothing else than a march against or from, is
23. 啶多啷嵿い啷嵿く啷佮う啶 啶ぞ啶むさ啷嵿く啶え啷堗啶距え啷嵿い啶苦啶む啶掂ぞ啶む 啶掂啶じ啶ㄠぞ啶ㄠぞ啶 啶囙い啶� 啶曕啶熰た啶侧啶 啷� 啶う啶� 啶掂ぞ 啶啶班く啶距い啶� 啶曕ぐ啷嵿ざ啶た啶む啶啶氞啶涏啶む啶� 啶掂ぞ
啶多啷嵿え啷佮く啶距う啶た啶む啶班 啶むう啶� 啶ぞ啶ぞ啶む 啷�
[艣aktyudaye y膩tavyamanaik膩ntikatv膩t vyasan膩n膩m iti kau峁璱lya岣� | yad膩 v膩 pray膩ta岣� kar艣ayitumucchetu峁� v膩
艣aknuy膩damitra峁� tad膩 y膩y膩t ||
] Artha艣膩stra, IX Adhikara峁嘺, (Abiy膩syatkarma) I Adhy膩ya, p.422.
24. 啶う啶� 啶掂ぞ 啶え啷嵿く啷囙い - 啶ぞ啶ㄠじ啶距ぇ啷嵿く啶� 啶曕ぐ啷嵿ぎ啷嬥お啶оぞ啶む 啶多い啷嵿ぐ啷嬥, 啶啶班い啶� 啶掂た啶灌た啶むじ啷嵿さ啶曕ぐ啷嵿ぎ啶距ぐ啶曕啶粪ざ啷嵿啶距じ啷嵿ぎ啶� 啶囙い啶� 啶ぞ啶ㄠ啶� 啶掂啶︵啶оた啶い啶苦し啷嵿啷囙い啷� 啷�
[yadi v膩 manyeta - y膩nas膩dhya岣� karmopadh膩ta岣� 艣atro岣�, prati vihitasvakarm膩rak峁艣c膩smi iti y膩nena v峁沝dhimati峁ａ弓het |
] Arthas盲stra, IX Adhikara峁嘺, (Sadgu峁噛a峁�) I Adhy膩ya, p.329.
25. 啶︵啶掂た啶оぞ啶曕ぞ啶班 啶さ啷囙う啷嵿く啶距え啶� 啶く啷� 啶啶班ぞ啶｀ぞ啶班啶ムぐ啶曕啶粪ぃ啶 啷�
啶忇啶え啷嵿く啶溹啶溹た啶椸啶粪啶多啶� 啶ぞ啶む啶班ぞ啶侧啷嵿し啶｀ぎ啷佮啷嵿く啶む 啷�
[dvidh膩k膩ra峁� bhavedy膩na峁� bhaye pr膩峁嚹乺tharak峁峁嘺m |
ekamanyajjig墨峁艣ca y膩tr膩lak峁峁嘺mucyate ||
] Pa帽catantra, K膩koluk墨ya, verse - 36, p.9.
