The book of good counsels : from the Sanskrit of the "Hitopadesa"
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- Title
- The book of good counsels : from the Sanskrit of the "Hitopadesa"
- 398.2452 BOO
- Creator
- by Sir Arnold, Edwin (Trans), illustrations by Gordon Browne
- Abstract
- 'Hitopadesha' is a combination of two Sanskrit words, 'Hita' meaning advantage or abundance, and 'Upadesha' meaning guidance. As the word suggests, The Hitopadesha is an Indian text in the Sanskrit language consisting of fables with both animal and human characters. It incorporates maxims, worldly wisdom and advice on political affairs in simple, elegant language, and the work has been widely translated Little is known about its origin. The surviving text is believed to be from the 12th-century, but was probably composed by Narayana between 800 and 950 CE. The oldest manuscript found in Nepal has been dated to the 14th century, and its content and style has been traced to the ancient Sanskrit treatises called the Panchatantra from much earlier times.
- Subject
- Fables, Indic|Proverbs, Sanskrit|Sanskrit fiction
- Format
- 162 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
- physical book
- Publisher
- W.H. Allen and Co., Limited
- Language
- English
- Date Issued
- 1893
- Type
- Archive
- Item sets
- Archive