Hitopadesha
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Hitopadesha is a classic Sanskrit collection of animal fables and moral tales, traditionally used to teach ethics and practical wisdom.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hitopadesha canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sanskrit text
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collection of fables ⓘ didactic literature ⓘ moral tale collection ⓘ |
| attributedAuthor | Narayana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Panchatantra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulation | widely read in South Asia ⓘ |
| contains |
animal characters
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embedded tales ⓘ frame stories ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| didacticStyle |
concluding morals at end of stories
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use of maxims and aphorisms ⓘ |
| genre |
animal fables
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didactic tales ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
friendship
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moral conduct ⓘ practical wisdom ⓘ strategy and politics ⓘ war and peace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later Indian moral literature ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Panchatantra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers
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rulers and princes ⓘ students of ethics ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose and verse ⓘ |
| moralFocus |
discernment of friends and enemies
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loyalty ⓘ prudence ⓘ |
| originalScript | Devanagari ⓘ |
| pedagogicalMethod |
teaching through stories
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use of animal allegory ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
moral instruction
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teaching ethics ⓘ teaching practical wisdom ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Hindu cultural context ⓘ |
| structure | divided into books or sections ⓘ |
| timePeriod | medieval Sanskrit literature ⓘ |
| traditionalUse |
instruction of princes
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moral education of children ⓘ teaching Niti Shastra (ethics and polity) ⓘ |
| translatedInto |
English
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multiple Indian languages ⓘ other European languages ⓘ |
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