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The five discourses on worldly wisdom / by Viṣṇuśarman ; translated by Patrick Olivelle.
- Title
- The five discourses on worldly wisdom / by Viṣṇuśarman ; translated by Patrick Olivelle.
- Author
- Viṣṇuśarman
- Publication
- New York : New York University Press : JJC Foundation, 2006.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | PK3798.V835 P3613 2006 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Olivelle, Patrick
- Description
- 562 p.; 17 cm.
- Summary
- "Here is a new Clay Sanskrit Library translation of The Five Discourses on Worldly Wisdom, well known also by its Sanskrit title as the "Pancatantra." The king despairs of his idle sons, so he hires a learned brahmin who promises to make their lessons in statecraft unmissable. The brahmin's lessons are disguised as short stories, featuring animal protagonists." "The Five Discourses on Worldly Wisdom is the book of India's folk wisdom, teaching the principles of good government and public policy through the medium of delightful stories and pithy proverbs. Its positive attitude towards life and its advocacy of ambition, enterprise, and drive counters any preconception of passivity and other-worldliness in ancient Indian society."--Jacket.
- Series Statement
- Clay Sanskrit library
- Uniform Title
- Pañcatantra. English & Sanskrit
- Panchatantra
- Clay Sanskrit library
- Alternative Title
- Pañcatantra.
- 5 discourses on worldly wisdom
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Translations
- Note
- Fables.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 47-48) and index.
- Language (note)
- In English and Sanskrit
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Bk. I. On causing dissension among allies -- On causing dissension among allies -- The monkey that pulled the wedge -- The jackal that tried to eat a drum -- The adventures of an ascetic -- The ascetic and the rogue -- How the battling rams killed the greedy jackal -- A weaver cuts the nose of a bawd -- How the crows killed the snake -- The crab cuts off the heron's head -- The hare that outwitted the lion -- How the louse got killed trying to be nice to a bug -- How the lion's servants got the camel killed -- How the sandpiper defeated the ocean -- The turtle and the geese -- The fate of three fish : farsighted, quick-witted, and inevitable -- The bird that tried to advise a monkey -- Two friends and betrayed trust.
- ISBN
- 9780814762080 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 0814762085 (cloth : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- ^^2006005181
- OCLC
- 64208281
- SCSB-11955422
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library