Hitopadeśa
Sign in to savethumb|upright=0.85|Nepalese manuscript of the Hitopadesha, c.1800
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11 sectionsContents
- The author and his sources
- Contents
- Book 1 ''Mitralabha'': How to gain a friend
- Book 2 ''Suhrdbheda'': How to lose a friend
- Book 3 ''Vigaraha'': War
- Book 4 ''Sandhi'': Peace
- Closing
- Translations
- See also
- References
- Further reading
thumb|upright=0.85|Nepalese manuscript of the Hitopadesha, c.1800
Hitopadesha (Sanskrit: हितोपदेशः, IAST: Hitopadeśa, "Beneficial Advice") 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.