The Hitopadesha (An Ancient, Fabled Classic)

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by G.L. Chandiramani

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The Hitopadesh (A Beneficial advice) was probably written in 1675 A.D. by the great Hindu scholar, Narayana Pandit during the reign of King Dhavalachandra in Bengal. The Hitopadesha like the Panchatantra is written in the form of a chain of simple stories. Each story has a moral and a philosophical theme which has stood the test of time and is relevant to modern times.

The Hitopadesha guides us as to how to attain success in life by understanding human nature.

The Hitopadesha like Panchatantra has been translated into many languages of the world. It is now being translated into German and Indonesian.

CONTENTS

	Part I
	Mitralabha - Acquisition of Friends
1	The Story of a hunter, a crow, some doves and a mouse.
2	The Story of an old tiger and a greedy traveler.
3	The Story of a crow, a deer and a jackal.
4	The Story of a blind vulture, some birds and a cat.
5	The Story of a rich mouse and a hermit.
6	The Story of a rich old husband and his young wife.
7	The Story of a hunter, a deer, a pig, a snake and a jackal
8	The Story of a prince, a beautiful woman and her husband.
9	The Story of an elephant and a sly old jackal.
	Part II
	Suhridbheda - Separation of Friends
1	The Story of a rich merchant, his bull, a lion and a jackal.
2	The Story of the monkey who pulled out a wedge.
3	The Story of a washerman, a donkey and a dog.
4	The Story of a lion, a mouse and a cat.
5	The Story of a monkey, a bell and a brave woman
6	The Story of a holy man, a procuress and the merchant.
7	The Story of a cowherdess and her two lovers.
8	The Story of a family of crows and a wicked snake.
9	The Story of a lion and a hare.
10	The Story of the Tittibha birds and the ocean.
	Part III
	Vigraha - War
1	The Story of the swan king and the peacock king.
2	The Story of the birds and the shivering monkeys.
3	The Story of the washerman and an unlucky donkey.
4	The Story of a herd of elephants and an old hare.
5	The Story of a kind-hearted heron and a wicked crow.
6	The Story of a cunning crown and a stupid quail.
7	The Story of a carriage maker, his wife and her paramour.
8	The Story of a jackal who fell into an indigo vat.
9	The Story of the sacrifice of Veeravara
10	The Story of a Devotee, a monk and a barber.
	Part IV
	Sandhi - Peace
1	The Story of the swans and the peacocks.
2	The Story of two swans and a tortoise.
3	The Story of the three fishes.
4	The Story of a merchant, his wife and her paramour.
5	The Story of a foolish crane, a black serpent and a mongoose.
6	The Story of a sage and a mouse.
7	The Story of a greedy crane and a clever crab.
8	The Story of a day-dreaming Brahmin.
9	The Story of two demons - Sunda and Upasunda.
10	The Story of a simple-minded Brahmin and three rogues
11	The Story of a snake and the stupid king of frogs.
12	The Story of the Hasty Brahmin and a faithful mongoose

The Hitopadesha (An Ancient, Fabled Classic)

by G.L. Chandiramani

Item Code:

IDH146

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Paperback

Edition:

1999

Publisher:

A Jaico Books

ISBN:

8172244150

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8.4" X 5.3"

Pages:

294

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About the Book

The Hitopadesha guides us as to how to attain success in life by understanding human nature.

The Hitopadesha like Panchatantra has been translated into many languages of the world. It is now being translated into German and Indonesian.

CONTENTS

	Part I
	Mitralabha - Acquisition of Friends
1	The Story of a hunter, a crow, some doves and a mouse.
2	The Story of an old tiger and a greedy traveler.
3	The Story of a crow, a deer and a jackal.
4	The Story of a blind vulture, some birds and a cat.
5	The Story of a rich mouse and a hermit.
6	The Story of a rich old husband and his young wife.
7	The Story of a hunter, a deer, a pig, a snake and a jackal
8	The Story of a prince, a beautiful woman and her husband.
9	The Story of an elephant and a sly old jackal.
	Part II
	Suhridbheda - Separation of Friends
1	The Story of a rich merchant, his bull, a lion and a jackal.
2	The Story of the monkey who pulled out a wedge.
3	The Story of a washerman, a donkey and a dog.
4	The Story of a lion, a mouse and a cat.
5	The Story of a monkey, a bell and a brave woman
6	The Story of a holy man, a procuress and the merchant.
7	The Story of a cowherdess and her two lovers.
8	The Story of a family of crows and a wicked snake.
9	The Story of a lion and a hare.
10	The Story of the Tittibha birds and the ocean.
	Part III
	Vigraha - War
1	The Story of the swan king and the peacock king.
2	The Story of the birds and the shivering monkeys.
3	The Story of the washerman and an unlucky donkey.
4	The Story of a herd of elephants and an old hare.
5	The Story of a kind-hearted heron and a wicked crow.
6	The Story of a cunning crown and a stupid quail.
7	The Story of a carriage maker, his wife and her paramour.
8	The Story of a jackal who fell into an indigo vat.
9	The Story of the sacrifice of Veeravara
10	The Story of a Devotee, a monk and a barber.
	Part IV
	Sandhi - Peace
1	The Story of the swans and the peacocks.
2	The Story of two swans and a tortoise.
3	The Story of the three fishes.
4	The Story of a merchant, his wife and her paramour.
5	The Story of a foolish crane, a black serpent and a mongoose.
6	The Story of a sage and a mouse.
7	The Story of a greedy crane and a clever crab.
8	The Story of a day-dreaming Brahmin.
9	The Story of two demons - Sunda and Upasunda.
10	The Story of a simple-minded Brahmin and three rogues
11	The Story of a snake and the stupid king of frogs.
12	The Story of the Hasty Brahmin and a faithful mongoose

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