Ack story of panchatantra - Epics Collection

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ACK STORY OF

PANCHATANTRA


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The original text, of the Panchatantra in Sanskrit was probably written

about 200 B.C. by a great Hinu scholar, Panit !ishnu Shar"a. Butso"e of the tales the"sel#es "ust be "uch oler, their origin goingback to the perio of the $ig%!ea an &panishas 'fro" ()00 B.C. to)00 B.C.*. +ccoring to so"e scholars of the no%-uropean languages,the Panchatantra is the olest collection of nian fables sur#i#ing.


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n course of ti"e, tra#ellers took these stories with the" to Persia an

+rabia an nally through /reece, they reache -urope. t is sur"isethat a #ersion of the Panchatantra was co"pose in the Pahla#i languageof pre%sla"ic ran so"eti"e in the th century +.1., being followe byan +rabic one in the th century +.1. The /reek translation was "aetowars the close of the ((th century +.1, fro" which it was translateinto #arious -uropean languages. This accounts for the fact that to "any

3esterners, so"e of the stories ha#e a fa"iliar ring. So far it has beentranslate into )0 or "ore languages of the worl.


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The gypsies, whose nian origin is well establishe, also helpe in

spreaing these tales in -urope.


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The Panchatantra is essentially connecte with one of the branches ofscience known by the nians as the 45itishastra4 which in Sanskrit "eans 4+book of wise conuct in life4. t atte"pts to teach us, how to unerstanpeople, bow to choose reliable an trustworthy friens, how to "eeti6culties an sol#e proble"s through tact an wiso", an how to li#e in

peace an har"ony in the face of hypocrisy, eceit an "any pitfalls in life.


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The Panchatantra is essentially connecte with one of the branches ofscience known by the nians as the 45itishastra4 which in Sanskrit "eans 4+book of wise conuct in life4. t atte"pts to teach us, how to unerstanpeople, bow to choose reliable an trustworthy friens, how to "eeti6culties an sol#e proble"s through tact an wiso", an how to li#e inpeace an har"ony in the face of hypocrisy, eceit an "any pitfalls in life.


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The language of the author is both artistic an elegant. TheEpics Collectionis narrate in prose while the exposition of a philosophicalan "oral the"e is put in #erse, "axi"s or wise sayings are also expressein #erse, which either su"s up the narration or introuces the next tale.
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The story%teller4s art sugars the pill of his sober philosophy. He sets story withinstory an keeps us waiting for the se7uels an so leas us on through the #e4tantras.4 +s one fable follows another, people an ani"als are constantlychanging places an they share the sa"e characteristics of lo#e an hatre,co"passion an wit, sel8ess courage an base cowarice, generosity an"eanness. -ach story has a "oral an philosophical the"e which has stoo thetest of ti"e an so is true e#en in "oern ti"es % an age 4of ato"ic fear an

"aness.


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The Panchatantra is a rare book, we can n in it philosophy, psychology,

politics, "usic, astrono"y, hu"an relationship, etc., all iscusse togetherin such a si"ple an yet elegant style. This is exactly what Panit !ishnuShar"a ha in "in, to gi#e as "uch knowlege to the princes as possible.+n no oubt not only the princes but also "illions of listeners an reaersfor the last 2,200 years ha#e benete fro" this "ost uni7ue book.


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