Five Discourses of Worldly Wisdom by Visnusarman

Five Discourses of Worldly Wisdom

Clay Sanskrit Library

Visnusarman with Patrick Olivelle (Translator)

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The king despairs of his idle sons, so he hires a learned brahmin who promises to make their lessons in statecraft unmissable. The lessons are disguised as short stories, featuring mainly animal protagonists. Many of these narratives have traveled...

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