Publication
Imprint: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009. Context: First published as a World's classic paperback, 1997. Resissued as an Oxford World's Classics paperback, 1999, Reissued 2009. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Responsibility: translated from the original Sanskrit by Patrick Olivelle. OCLC Number: 317473068. Physical: Text : 1 volume : lii, 195 pages ; 20 cm. Features: Includes appendix, bibliography, glossary, index.
Call number
Myth / Pancatantra
ISBN
9780199555758
Original publication date
400-100 BCE
Collections
CSS Library Notes
Description: The "Pancatantra" is one of the most famous collections of fables in India. A significant influence on the Arabian Nights and the Fables of La Fontaine, it teaches the principles of good government and public policy through the medium of animal stories.
Table of Contents: Introduction. Sources, author, and date ; Structure and content ; The characters of the Pañcatantra ; The political and moral philosophy of the Pañcatantra ; Versions and translations. --
Note on the translation. --
Guide to the pronunciation of Sanskrit words. --
Pañcatantra. --
The prelude to the story. --
Book I. On causing dissension among allies. --
Book II. On securing allies. --
Book III. On war and peace: the story of the crows and the owls. --
Book IV. On losing what you have gained. --
Book V. On hasty actions. --
Appendices. I. Concordance of stories ; II. Stories in other Pañcatantra versions. --
Explanatory notes. --
Glossary of names.
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Table of Contents: Introduction. Sources, author, and date ; Structure and content ; The characters of the Pañcatantra ; The political and moral philosophy of the Pañcatantra ; Versions and translations. --
Note on the translation. --
Guide to the pronunciation of Sanskrit words. --
Pañcatantra. --
The prelude to the story. --
Book I. On causing dissension among allies. --
Book II. On securing allies. --
Book III. On war and peace: the story of the crows and the owls. --
Book IV. On losing what you have gained. --
Book V. On hasty actions. --
Appendices. I. Concordance of stories ; II. Stories in other Pañcatantra versions. --
Explanatory notes. --
Glossary of names.
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Physical description
lii, 195 p.; 20 cm
Awards
Description
The Pancatantra is the most famous collection of fables in India and was one of the earliest Indian books to be translated into Western languages. No other Indian work has had a greater influence on world literature, and no other collection of stories has become as popular in India itself. A significant influence on the Arabian Nights and the Fables of La Fontaine, the Pancatantra teaches the principles of good government and public policythrough the medium of animal stories. Its positive attitude towards life and its advocacy of ambition, enterprise, and drive counters any preconception of pa
Language
Original language
Sanskrit