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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considered advisable in dealing with one who is superior in
strength wicked and acting improperly.26
Vi峁ａ箛u艣arm膩 is very explicit specifying the time for Y膩na:
"The expedition into an enemy's territory by a conqueror,
eminently powerful, is said to be very opportune either in the
month of K膩rtika Caitra and in no other. These months are
recommended because they are the months of plenty and are
free from the obstruction of rain. Besides, there is no danger of
corn-fields being devastated. 27
This statement of Vi峁ａ箛u艣arm膩 is perhaps not in conformity
with Kautilya who prefers the month of Marga艣墨r峁 for marching. 28
In this connection Manu's statement appears to be most
agreeable. Looking to the opportunity for marching against the
enemy fallen in the calamities one should take Y膩na at any time. 29
26. 啶げ啷嬥い啷嵿啶熰啶� 啶︵啶粪啶熰啶� 啶ぐ啷嵿く啶距う啶距ぐ啶灌た啶む啶� 啶� 啷�
啶� 啶膏え啷嵿ぇ啶苦さ啶苦啷嵿ぐ啶灌 啶ㄠ啶� 啶掂た啶ㄠぞ 啶ぞ啶ㄠ 啶啶班ざ啶膏啶い啷� 啷�
[balotka峁璭na du峁ａ弓ena mary膩d膩rahitena ca |
na sandhivigraho naiva vin膩 y膩na峁� pra艣asyate ||
] *Pa帽catantra, K膩kolukiya, verse - 35, p.9.
27. 啶曕ぞ啶班啶むた啶曕 啶掂ぞ啶洁ぅ 啶氞啶む啶班 啶掂ぞ 啶掂た啶溹た啶椸啶粪啶� 啶啶班ざ啶膏啶い啷� 啷�
. 啶ぞ啶ㄠぎ啷佮い啷嵿啷冟し啷嵿啶掂啶班啶じ啷嵿く 啶多い啷嵿ぐ啷佮う啷囙ざ啷� 啶� 啶氞ぞ啶ㄠ啶う啶� 啷�
[k膩rtike v膩'tha caitre v膩 vijig墨峁岣� pra艣asyate |
. y膩namutk峁涐梗峁璦v墨ryasya 艣atrude艣e na c膩nyad膩 ||
] Pa帽catantra, K膩kolukiya, verse - 37,
37,
p.10.
28. 啶ぞ啶班啶椸ざ啷�啶班啶粪 啶む啶粪啶� 啶氞ぞ啶ㄠ啶むぐ啷囙ぃ 啶︵啶班啶樴啶距げ啶距 啶ぞ啶傕い啷嵿ぐ啶距 啶ぞ啶ぞ啶む 啷�
[m膩rga艣墨r峁Ｄ� tai峁Ｄ箖 c膩ntare峁嘺 d墨rghak膩l膩峁� y膩峁僼r膩峁� y膩y膩t |
] Artha艣膩stra, IX Adhikara峁嘺, (Abiy膩syatkarma) I Adhy膩ya, p.422.
Cf. 啶ぞ啶班啶椸ざ啷�啶班啶粪 啶多啶 啶ぞ啶膏た 啶ぞ啶ぞ啶︵啶ぞ啶む啶班ぞ啶� 啶す啷�啶い啶苦 啷�
啶ぞ啶侧啶椸啶ㄠ 啶氞啶む啶班 啶掂ぞ 啶ぞ啶膏 啶啶班い啶� 啶ぅ啶距が啶侧ぎ啷� || [m膩rga艣墨r峁 艣ubhe m膩si y膩y膩dy膩tr膩峁� mah墨pati岣� |
ph膩lguna峁� caitra峁� v膩 m膩sau prati yath膩balam || ] Manusmrti VIII. 182
29. 啶呧え啷嵿く啷囙し啷嵿さ啶た 啶む 啶曕ぞ啶侧啶粪, 啶う啶� 啶ざ啷嵿く啷囙う啷� 啶о啶班啶掂 啶溹く啶 啷�
啶う啶� 啶ぞ啶ぞ啶︵啶掂た啶椸啶灌啶啶�, 啶掂啶じ啶ㄠ 啶氞啶む啶ムた啶む 啶班た啶啶� 啷�
[anye峁api tu k膩le峁, yad膩 pa艣yed dhruva峁� jayam |
yad膩 y膩y膩dvig峁沨yaiva, vyasane cotthite ripo岣� ||
] Manusmrti, VIII - 183.
