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Available
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Publication
Oxford University Press, USA (1998), Paperback, 256 pages
Description
The Pancatantra is the most famous collection of fables in India and was one of the earliest Indian books to be translated into Western languages. No other Indian work has had a greater influence on world literature, and no other collection of stories has become as popular in India itself. A significant influence on the Arabian Nights and the Fables of La Fontaine, the Pancatantra teaches the principles of good government and public policythrough the medium of animal stories. Its positive attitude towards life and its advocacy of ambition, enterprise, and drive counters any preconception of pa
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Language
Original language
Sanskrit
Original publication date
400-100 BCE
Physical description
256 p.; 7.1 inches
ISBN
0192832999 / 9780192832993
Other editions
The Pancatantra by Sarma Visnu (Paperback)