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Acknowledgments
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1 Introduction 1
The Textual Families of the Sanskrit Pancatantra 6
Purnabhadra's Pancatantra 23
Assigning Meaning to the Pancatantra 31
Questions Addressed in This Study 36
2 The Discourse of Division in the Pancatantra 43
The Concept of Jati in the Pancatantra 43
Svabhava-"Essential Nature" 47
Jati and Social Status 50
Enmity/Amity 75
3 The "Regime of Truth" and the Pancatantra 99
The Authoritative Voice 100
Universalizing the Discourse: Space, Time, and Audience 113
The Sastric Paradigm 121
Intertextuality 134
The "Naturalization" of Discourse 142
A "Regime of Truth" for the Pancatantra 151
4 The Discourse of Division and the Brahmanical Archive 155
The Origins of Varna 157
Svadharma-"Essential Duty" 170
Status 174
Enmity/Amity 178
The Cultural Context of the Discourse of Division 182
5 Conclusion 183
Appendix 1 Core Stories of the Pancatantra Family 195
Appendix 2 Summary of Stories in Purnabhadra's Pancatantra 197
Notes 213
Glossary of Sanskrit Terms 219
Bibliography 223
Index 233
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