Narayan Pandit's Hitopadesha is considered to be another version of

Narayan Pandit’s Hitopadesha is considered to be another version of

Panchatantra.

Lilavati.

Brihatsamhita.

Panchasiddhantika.

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Narayan Pandit’s Hitopadesha is a collection of Sanskrit fables that is explicitly stated to be a version or adaptation of the Panchatantra.

– Hitopadesha means “Beneficial Counsel”. It was compiled in the 12th century.
– It draws heavily from the Panchatantra but reorganizes the stories and adds new ones, focusing on niti (wise conduct) and worldly wisdom.

Panchatantra, meaning “Five Treatises”, is an ancient Indian collection of interrelated animal fables in Sanskrit verse and prose, believed to have been compiled by Vishnu Sharma. Lilavati is a 12th-century mathematical treatise by Bhaskara II. Brihatsamhita and Panchasiddhantika are works on astronomy by Varahamihira (6th century).

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