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Hitopadesa

Hitopadesa

Johnson, Francis

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Fiction AnthologiesChristian Living

ISBN10: 1162595973
ISBN13: 9781162595979
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 132
Weight: 0.69
Height: 0.28 Width: 8.25 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
Hitopadesa is a collection of fables and moral stories from ancient India, written in Sanskrit. This book is a translation of the original text by Francis Johnson, an English scholar of Indian literature. The stories are structured as conversations between a teacher and his students, and cover a wide range of topics such as friendship, wisdom, love, and betrayal. Each story is followed by a moral lesson that is meant to guide the reader towards a virtuous life. The characters in the stories are often animals, such as lions, monkeys, and birds, who are anthropomorphized to convey human behavior and emotions. The book is a timeless classic that continues to inspire readers with its timeless wisdom and universal themes.1848. Or salutary counsels of Vishnu Sarman, in a series of connected fables, interspersed with moral, prudential and political maxims, translated literally from the original into English for the use of the Sanskrit student. These translations offer no reasonable ground of objection in an attempt to supply a more correct version of the original work than earlier translations.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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