Hitopadesha
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Hitopadesha is a collection of Sanskrit fables in prose and verse; it is similar to, though distinct from, the Panchatantra.
The Hitopadesha is known to be more than a millennium old. Originally written in Sanskrit, its stories have travelled to several parts of the world.
The work has been translated into most of the major languages of the world. An english translation, rendered by Sir Edwin Arnold , then Principal of Puna College, Pune, India, was published in London<ref>Hitopadesa translated by E. Arnold on the Net</ref> in 1861.
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