[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) › c5.666 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.666 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.666 - **Language:** English ### [c5.666](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.666) HITOPADESA. ‘Good advice.’ The well-known collection of ethical tales and fables compiled from the larger and older work called Pancha-tantra. It has been often printed, and there are several translations; among them is an edition by Johnson of text, vocabulary, and translation. - [Previous: c5.665](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.665) - [Next: c5.667](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.667) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) ## Cites (2) - [Hitopadeśa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.pancatantra-works.hitopadesa) — Nārāyaṇa, Sanskrit - [Pañcatantra (Durgasiṃha)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.kannada.kavya.pancatantra) — Durgasiṃha (Kannada), Kannada --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.666](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.666) · Pramāṇa