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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 Panchatantra (IAST: Pañcatantra, ISO: Pañcatantra, Sanskrit: पञ्चतन्त्र, "Five Treatises") is an ancient Indian collection of interrelated animal fables in Sanskrit verse and prose, arranged within a frame story. [2] The surviving work is dated to about 300 CE, but the fables are likely much more ancient.
A naval guide to Indian commerce. Greek: 0-100 CE [citation needed] Manusmriti (aka Manava Dharmaśāstra) Law, code of conduct. Code of conduct as described by Manu. Dharmaśāstra: Sanskrit: Gaha Sattasai: Anthology of Poems Prakrit: Hāla: 20 - 24 CE Satavahana: Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Puranas: Sanskrit: Kamasutra: pleasure: A manual of ...
The Real Mother (Indian folktale) The Three Princes of Serendip; The Tiger, the Brahmin and the Jackal; The Tortoise and the Birds; Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups; Tulisa, the Wood-Cutter's Daughter; The Turtle Prince (folktale) Tutinama; The Twelve Dancing Princesses
Indian classical drama is regarded as the highest achievement of Sanskrit literature. [ 3 ] The Buddhist playwright, poet and philosopher Asvaghosa , who composed the Buddhacarita , is considered to have been one of the first Sanskrit dramatists along with Bhāsa , who likely lived in the 2nd century BCE, and is famous for writing two of the ...
The Three Drunkards [10] Satwanti [11] The Woman on a Fig Tree [12] The Girl Who Understood the Language of Birds and Beasts [13] The Brahman's Daughter Who Married a Crane [14] The Eight Foolish Weavers [15] Wealth and Wisdom [16] The Fox, the Tortoise and the Serpent [17] The Two Mendicants [18] The Bracelet-Sellers [19] The Fox and the ...
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]
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.