Ancient Readings Flashcards
are two of the most prominent countries in ancient Asia, and were highly developed civilizations ahead of their time
China and India
As per the legend, the _____________________ dates back to the times when there lived a King called Amarasakti, who wished to teach good morals and governing skills to his 3 sons.
origin of Panchatantra
As per the legend, the origin of Panchatantra dates back to the times when there lived a King called _________________, who wished to teach good morals and governing skills to his 3 sons.
Amarasakti
Amarasakti appointed a scholar ________________ in order to make them understand the aspects of ruling a kingdom. To teach the sons of the king good values and governing skills, Vishnu decided to write a collection of stories in ___ volumes- thus, naming it as ________________.
Vishnu Sharma; 5; Panchatantra
is a collection of animal stories, in Sanskrit, compiled by an unknown author some time prior to the sixth (possibly as early as the fourth) century ce.
Pañcatantra
popular stories of former lives of the Buddha
Jātakas
The Pañcatantra is a collection of animal stories, in Sanskrit, compiled by an unknown author some time prior to the sixth (possibly as early as the fourth) century ce. Many of the stories were doubtless drawn from the great mass of Indian oral tradition, and part at least are of __________________, as may be seen from their close affinities to the Jātakas, or popular stories of former lives of the Buddha.
Buddhist origin
has been taught to civil servants for its shrewd lessons on kingship, conduct of ministers to the king, strategies to rein in enemies and turn back their jealousy or hate.
Pañcatantra
In ancient _____________, it was taught alongside texts such as the ________________a as a useful manual of good governance
Persia; Shahnam
During the last 1500 years there are at least ______ translations of Panchatantra in about _____ languages of the World.
200; 60
_______________________________________ and more than ___________________ of Western nursery rhymes and Ballads have their origin in Panchatantra and Jataka stories
Aesop fables, Arabian Nights, Sindbad; 30 to 50%
a French fabulist and one of the most widely read French poets of the 17th century, also took inspiration from the stories of Pañcatantra when he published the first volumes of his influential fables in 1668 which were used to teach French children for centuries.
La Fontaine
The Five Divisions of Panchatantra
- Mitra-laabha (Gaining Friends)
- Mitra-bheda (Losing Friends)
- Aparīkṣitakārakaṃ (Acting without Thinking)
- Labdhapraṇāśam (Loss of Gains)
- Kākolūkīyam (Crows and Owls)
“Pancha” means
five
“Tantra” implies
principles or practices
Panchatantra means
the five principles or practices
It has a collection of stories which are related to winning friends.
Mitra-laabha (Gaining Friends)
It has a collection of stories which are related to losing friends.
Mitra-bheda (Losing Friends)
It has a collection of stories which are related to hasty actions or taking actions without thinking of the consequences.
Aparīkṣitakārakaṃ (Acting without Thinking)
It has a collection of stories which are related to losing what you have gained.
Labdhapraṇāśam (Loss of Gains)
It has a collection of stories which are related to war and peace.
Kākolūkīyam (Crows and Owls)
The Panchatantra has __ short stories divided in the above mentioned five chapters.
72
As Vishnu Sharma had only ___________ to teach the ‘dud’ sons of the king, he wanted to make them aware of the basic principles of wise conduct as how to understand people, how to get good friends, how to choose ministers and servants, how to handle conflicts with tact and wisdom, and how to live with peace and harmony.
six months
is a technique used in literature that sometimes accompanies the story within story, whereby an introductory or main narrative is presented, at least in part, for the purpose of setting the stage either for a more emphasized second narrative or for a set of shorter stories
frame story
