[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c8.1748 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.1748 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.1748 - **Language:** English ### [c8.1748](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1748) PAÑCATANTRA. A. General information. An ancient book of distinction written by the scholar Viṣṇuśarmā in the form of stories for the use of children to give them an idea of the different aspects of life. - [Previous: c8.1747](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1747) - [Next: c8.1749](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1749) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1748](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1748) · Pramāṇa