The Panchatantra - Translated from the Sanskrit

First Published in 1965, The Panchatantra is a reprint of Franklin Edgerton's translation, first published in volume two of Panchatantra Reconstructed (1924), with some minor alterations. This translation work is an important book for scholars and students of South Asian literature and Sanskrit studies.

List of contents

Translators Introduction Introductory Section of Panchatantra Book I. The Separation of Friends, or, the Lion and the Bull Book II. The Winning of Friends, or, the Dove, Crow, Mouse, Tortoise, and Deer Book III. War and Peace, or, the Crows and the Owls Book IV. The Loss of One's Gettings, or, the Ape and the Crocodile Book V. Hasty Action, or, the Brahman and the Mongoose

About the author

Franklin Edgerton was an American linguistic scholar. He was Salisbury Professor of Sanskrit and Comparative Philology at Yale University (1926) and visiting professor at Benares Hindu University (1953-4).

Summary

First Published in 1965, The Panchatantra is a reprint of Franklin Edgerton’s translation, first published in volume two of Panchatantra Reconstructed (1924), with some minor alterations. This translation work is an important book for scholars and students of South Asian literature and Sanskrit studies.

Product details

• Authors: Franklin Edgerton, Edgerton Franklin
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032869360
• ISBN: 978-1-03-286936-0
• No. of pages: 148
• Weight: 344 g
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Sanskrit, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / Indic, Regional Studies, Literature: history & criticism, Regional / International studies, Regional Geography, Indian sub-continent, South Asia (Indian sub-continent), Literature: history and criticism