Panchathanthra that stole my mind.

- February 01, 2023

Thursday, 2nd of February 2023

Panchathanthra that stole my mind.

One of the most attractive book for me...

🔯🔱💎💮 Among the books of literature that I have read, one of my favourite is the “Panchathantra”. This is a very old book written from folk tales of India. This is special because there are so many stories here that give very valuable advices to our life.

🔯🔱💎💮 The Panchathanthra ia s combination of the words “Pancha” meaning five in Sanskrit, and “Thanthra” meaning weave. Literally translated, it means interweaving five skeins of traditions and teachings into a text.

🔯🔱💎💮 The Panchathantnhra is an ancient Indian collection of interrelated animal fables in Sanskrit verse and prose, arrange within a framw story. The original text consists of an introduction, followed by five parts or treatises.

🔯🔱💎💮 It is likely a Hindu text, and based on older oral traditions with animal fables that are as old as we are able to imagine.

🔯🔱💎💮 The prelude section of the Panchathanthra identifies a great Brahmin named “Vishnusharma” as its author. It is certainly the most frequently translated literary product of India. And these stories are among the most widely known in the world.

🔯🔱💎💮 It goes by many names in many cultures. There is a version of Panchathanthra in nearly every major language of India, and in addition there are 200 versions of the text in more than 50 languages around the world.

🔯🔱💎💮 The story of the fox that fell into the pot of blue dye that we heard as childhood is written here. A simple folk tale that can be read by children as well as adults without discrimination, conveys a profound philosophical meaning to society.

🔯🔱💎💮 The original collection was compiled in Kashmir about 200 BC, and that at this time many of the stories were already ancient. The work’s self-proclaimed purpose is to educate the sons of royalty. The author is stated to be teaching the principles of good government to three princes of “Amarashakthi”.

🔯🔱💎💮 Indian literature is very close to Sri Lankan literature. Folktales are also very close to our lives. Many stories from the Panchathanthra written in history are connected with the concept of Gods.

🔯🔱💎💮 I am personally very fond of God stories and Hindu literature.

🔯🔱💎💮 The Monkey and the Crocodile, the most popular and most widely narrated of the Panchathanthra stories. The Monkey and Crocodile become friends, but the Crocodile wicked wife has other intentions.