Pandit vishnu sharma panchatantra stories 3rd century
The original text of the Panchataritra in Sanskrit was probably written about B.C. by a great Hindu scholar,.
The precise date of the composition of the Panchatantra is unknown and ranges between BCE and CE. Some researchers date him to the third century BCE....
Vishnu Sharma
Indian writer of the third century BCE
Vishnu Sharma | |
|---|---|
| Native name | विष्णुशर्मन् / विष्णुशर्मा |
| Born | c.
4th–6th centuries BCE |
| Occupation | |
| Language | Sanskrit |
| Genre | Fable |
| Notable works | Panchatantra |
Vishnu Sharma (Sanskrit: विष्णुशर्मन् / विष्णुशर्मा) was an Indian scholar and author who wrote the Panchatantra, a collection of fables.[1]
Works
Panchatantra is one of the most widely translated non-religious books in history.
The Panchatantra was translated into Middle Persian/Pahlavi in 570 CE by Borzūya and into Arabic in 750 CE by Persian scholar Abdullah Ibn al-Muqaffa as Kalīlah wa Dimnah (Arabic: كليلة و دمنة).[2][3] In Baghdad, the translation commissioned by Al-Mansur, the second Abbasid Caliph, is claimed to have become "second only to the Qu'ran in popularity."[4] "As early as the eleventh century this work reached Europe, and before 1600 it existed in Greek, Latin, Spanish, I