[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.1276 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1276 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1276 - **Language:** English ### [c5.1276](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1276) NĪTI-SĀSTRAS. Works on morals and polity, consisting either of proverbs and wise maxims in verse, or of stories and fables inculcating some moral precept and illustrating its effects. These fables are generally in prose interspersed with pithy maxims in verse. - [Previous: c5.1275](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1275) - [Next: c5.1277](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1277) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1276](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1276) · Pramāṇa