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    The document summarizes the origins and purpose of the Panchatantra and Hitopadesha, two ancient Indian collections of fables. It describes how the Hitopadesha was based on the earlier Panchatantra, reconstructing some stories and adding new ones. It then provides a brief overview of one story from the Hitopadesha, about a teacher named Vishnu Sharma who instructs three princes in politics and wisdom through stories of birds, beasts, and men. The document also includes advertisements for other books.

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    The document summarizes the origins and purpose of the Panchatantra and Hitopadesha, two ancient Indian collections of fables. It describes how the Hitopadesha was based on the earlier Panchatantra, reconstructing some stories and adding new ones. It then provides a brief overview of one story from the Hitopadesha, about a teacher named Vishnu Sharma who instructs three princes in politics and wisdom through stories of birds, beasts, and men. The document also includes advertisements for other books.

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    The document summarizes the origins and purpose of the Panchatantra and Hitopadesha, two ancient Indian collections of fables. It describes how the Hitopadesha was based on the earlier Panchatantra, reconstructing some stories and adding new ones. It then provides a brief overview of one story from the Hitopadesha, about a teacher named Vishnu Sharma who instructs three princes in politics and wisdom through stories of birds, beasts, and men. The document also includes advertisements for other books.

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    Hitopadesha Choice of Other Friends

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    The document summarizes the origins and purpose of the Panchatantra and Hitopadesha, two ancient Indian collections of fables. It describes how the Hitopadesha was based on the earlier Panchatantra, reconstructing some stories and adding new ones. It then provides a brief overview of one story from the Hitopadesha, about a teacher named Vishnu Sharma who instructs three princes in politics and wisdom through stories of birds, beasts, and men. The document also includes advertisements for other books.

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    The key takeaways are that Hitopadesha was written later than Panchatantra and adapted stories from the first three books of Panchatantra. It uses stories of birds, beasts and men to impart political and worldly wisdom to princes.

    The main story that is being adapted from Panchatantra is the first book - Mitra/abha or Winning of Friends.

    Some of the martial arts books mentioned are Blackbelt Techniques in the Martial Arts, The Complete Book of Karate & Self Defence, Competing in Karate, Kung Fu for Young People - The Ving Tsun System, Karate Within Your Grasp, Karate for Young People, Vital Karate.

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    Narayana, the author of Hitopadesha, has
    drawn most of his material from Pand;t Vishnu
    Sharma's Panchatantra, Panchatantra was writ -
    ten between the second and third centuries
    B.C. but Hitopadesha came much later. Narayana
    reconstructed the first three tantras and added
    about fifteen new tales. The raison d'etre of
    both books remains the same.
    A certain Indian King was perturbed that his
    three sons were averse to any kind of learning.
    Taking the advice of his counsellors, the king
    sends the princes to one Vishnu Sharma, who
    was not only a learned Brahman but was also
    a remarkable teacher. Within a short period of
    six months, the pandit instructs the princes
    In the art of politics and wordly wisdom, by
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