How Long to Read The Great Panchatantra

How Long Does it Take to Read The Great Panchatantra?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 48 minutes to read The Great Panchatantra by Vishnu Sharma

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

The Panchatantra , ("Five Treatises") is an ancient Indian collection of interrelated animal fables in Sanskrit verse and prose, arranged within a frame story. The surviving work is dated to about 300 BCE, but the fables are likely much more ancient. The text's author is unknown, but has been attributed to Vishnu Sharma in some recensions and Vasubhaga in others, both of which may be fictitious pen names. It is likely a Hindu text, and based on older oral traditions with "animal fables that are as old as we are able to imagine".It is "certainly the most frequently translated literary product of India", and these stories are among the most widely known in the world. It goes by many names in many cultures. There is a version of Panchatantra in nearly every major language of India, and in addition there are 200 versions of the text in more than 50 languages around the world. One version reached Europe in the 11th-century. To quote Edgerton (1924).

How long is The Great Panchatantra?

The Great Panchatantra by Vishnu Sharma is 106 pages long, and a total of 27,136 words.

This makes it 36% the length of the average book. It also has 33% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Great Panchatantra Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 28 minutes to read The Great Panchatantra aloud.

What Reading Level is The Great Panchatantra?

The Great Panchatantra is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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