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Vishnu Sharma
Indian writer of the third century BCE
Vishnu Sharma | |
|---|---|
| Native name | विष्णुशर्मन् / विष्णुशर्मा |
| Born | c.25 Panchatantra Stories - Pandit Vishnu Sharma - Google Books4th–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 Amazon.com: Panchatantra eBook : Sharma, Pandit Vishnu, G.
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