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Hitopadesha, lit. Beneficial Advice, is a Sanskrit text consisting of fables with both animal and human characters. It incorporates maxims, wisdom and advice on political affairs in simple, elegant language. It has been widely translated. The oldest manuscript found in Nepal is dated 14th century. Its content and style has been traced to the ancient Sanskrit treatises called 'Panchatantra'.
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