Vishnu Sharma

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Vishnu Sharma (Sanskrit: विष्णुशर्मन् / विष्णुशर्मा) was an Indian scholar and author who wrote the Panchatantra, a collection of fables. In the west, he has often been called "Pilpay" or "Bidpay", meaning "court scholar" in Sanskrit.

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