Storytelling Techniques in the Panchatantra: Narrative Intelligence, Ethical Pragmatism, and the Poetics of Counsel

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  • Dr. Anjali Sharma

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24113/smji.v14i2.11680

Keywords:

Panchatantra; narrative pedagogy; frame narrative; animal allegory

Abstract

The Panchatantra attributed to Visnu Sarman

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Author Biography

Dr. Anjali Sharma

Associate Professor, English

Department of Applied Sciences & Humanities

Rajiv Gandhi Govt. Engineering College Kangra

Nagrota Bagwan, Hamichal Pradesh, India

References

Vishnu Sharma. The Panchatantra. Translated by Arthur W. Ryder. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1925.

Winternitz, M. A History of Indian Literature, Vol. I. Calcutta: University of Calcutta, 1927.

Keith, A. B. A History of Sanskrit Literature. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1928.

Ramanujan, A. K. “Three Hundred Ramayanas: Five Examples and Three Thoughts on Translation.” In Many Ramayanas. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1991.

Ramanujan, A. K. Folktales from India. New York: Pantheon Books, 1991.

Olivelle, Patrick. The Pañcatantra: The Book of India’s Folk Wisdom. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997.

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Published

14-02-2026

How to Cite

Sharma, D. A. (2026). Storytelling Techniques in the Panchatantra: Narrative Intelligence, Ethical Pragmatism, and the Poetics of Counsel. SMART MOVES JOURNAL IJELLH, 14(2), 132–138. https://doi.org/10.24113/smji.v14i2.11680

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Volume 14, Issue 2, February 2026

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