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The Panchatantra is an ancient Sanskrit collection of stories, probably first composed around 300 CE (give or take a century or two), [1] though some of its component stories may be much older. The original text is not extant, but the work has been widely revised and translated such that there exist "over 200 versions in more than 50 languages."
The book is also known as The Fables of Bidpai (or Pilpai in various European languages, Vidyapati in Sanskrit) or The Morall Philosophie of Doni (English, 1570). [ 15 ] [ 16 ] [ 2 ] Most European versions of the text are derivative works of the 12th-century Hebrew version of Panchatantra by Rabbi Joel. [ 2 ]
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Clay Sanskrit Library publishes classical Indian literature, including the Mahabharata and Ramayana, with facing-page text and translation. Also offers searchable corpus and downloadable materials. Sanskrit Documents Collection: Documents in ITX format of Upanishads, Stotras etc. Hindu Mythology Stories from Ancient India
The prelude to the Panchatantra identifies Vishnu Sharma as the author of the work. Since there is no other independent external evidence about him, "it is impossible to say whether he was the historical author . . .or is himself a literary invention". [6]
A similar collection of Indian animal fables is the Hindu Pañcatantra, which has been dated to around 200 BCE. [ 55 ] Some Buddhist jātakas were also adopted and retold by Islamic (and later Christian) authors, such as the 10th century Shia scholar Ibn Bābūya , who adapted a jātaka into a story titled Balawhar wa-Būdāsf, which became the ...
Hitopadesha (Sanskrit: हितोपदेशः, IAST: Hitopadeśa, "Beneficial Advice") is an Indian text in the Sanskrit language consisting of fables with both animal and human characters. It incorporates maxims, worldly wisdom and advice on political affairs in simple, elegant language, [2]: ix–xiv and the work has been widely translated.
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