The text used for this edition comes from the following : (ed.) Ramchandra Jha. Vidyabhavan Sanskrit Grantha Mala, 17. Sixth edition. (Varanasi : Chowkhamba Vidyabhavan, 1991).

There are considerable differences in various editions of the Panchatantra. I have also consulted (ed.) M.R. Kale. Delhi : Motilal Banarsidass, reprint. 1991 (original 1911), but there are a number of stories and verses unique to each. Eventually, a revised version based on Kosambi's 1949 critical edition should be prepared.

Electronic text entered by Jan Brzezinski, 2003. This text is available freely, but we request all users to please acknowledge Gaudiya Grantha Mandir as its source. (2003-10-31)

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