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The '''''Panchatantra''''' reached its current form in the 4th-6th centuries AD. It is one of the most influential ] contribution to world literature. It was exported to China and South East Asia through the Buddhist Monks on Pilgrimage. Travellers carried the stories to Persia, Arabia, and in the 11th century AD to Greece and thence to the rest of Europe. But it was a 12th century Hebrew translation that became the source of most European versions. The stories also travelled to Indonesia in both oral and written forms. Similar tales are found in almost all cultures of the world - many folklorists look upon India as the source of all the tales. The '''''Panchatantra''''' reached its current form in the 4th-6th centuries AD. It is one of the most influential ] contribution to ]. It was exported to ] and ] through the ] ]s on ]. Travellers carried the stories to ], ], and in the ] to ] and thence to the rest of ]. But it was a ] ] translation that became the source of most ] versions. The stories also travelled to ] in both oral and written forms. Similar tales are found in almost all ]s of the world - many folklorists look upon India as the source of all the tales.


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The Panchatantra is a Sanskrit classic, written by Vishnu Sarma around 200 BC.

anthropomorphic illustration of the five most important priniciples of Raja neeti (political science) through animals. The five principles illustrated are:

  • Mitra Bhedha (The Loss of Friends)
  • Mitra Laabha (Gaining Friends)
  • Suhrudbheda (Causing Dissension Between Friends)
  • Vigraha (Separation)
  • Sandhi (Union)

The Panchatantra reached its current form in the 4th-6th centuries AD. It is one of the most influential Sanskrit contribution to world literature. It was exported to China and South East Asia through the Buddhist Monks on Pilgrimage. Travellers carried the stories to Persia, Arabia, and in the 11th century to Greece and thence to the rest of Europe. But it was a 12th century Hebrew translation that became the source of most European versions. The stories also travelled to Indonesia in both oral and written forms. Similar tales are found in almost all cultures of the world - many folklorists look upon India as the source of all the tales.

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