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Who is the author of the famous 'Panchatantra’ stories?

  1. Bilhana

  2. Amarasimhan

  3. Vishnusharma

  4. Nagarjuna
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Explanation

Vishnusharma is credited as the author of the Panchatantra, a collection of Sanskrit fables dating to around 3rd century BCE. The stories use animal characters to teach practical wisdom and statecraft. Bilhana wrote Vikramankadevacharita, Amarasimhan wrote Amarakosha, and Nagarjuna was a Buddhist philosopher.

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