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Panchatantra collection: Book 4: Loss of Gains.
Loss of Gains
Series 4 · Loss of Gains
Suno Katha
13 stories
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Vishnusharman
Reference translation: Arthur W. Ryder (1925)
Source details
The Suno Katha edition is a retelling, distinct from the original source. Ancient works may carry traditional attribution.
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Book 4: Loss of Gains
Book 4: Loss of Gains brings together 13 books in one digital series. Explore the individual stories, their characters and themes below. A series purchase includes every listed book as it is released, with available narration. Reading ages, translations and audio readiness are specific to each book; previews and titles in preparation are labelled separately.
Book overview
Labdha-praṇāśa considers how an advantage can be lost through misplaced trust or poor judgement. The monkey and crocodile frame leads into tales about quick thinking, persuasion and protecting what has been gained. Book 4: Loss of Gains brings together 13 books in one digital series. Explore the individual stories, their characters and themes below. A series purchase includes every listed book as it is released, with available narration. Reading ages, translations and audio readiness are specific to each book; previews and titles in preparation are labelled separately.
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What it teaches
Labdha-praṇāśa considers how an advantage can be lost through misplaced trust or poor judgement. The monkey and crocodile frame leads into tales about quick thinking, persuasion and protecting what has been gained.
A question to read with: When should a tempting promise make us pause?
These are themes recorded for the included books. Explore each edition for its own learning and discussion questions; the series does not have one shared moral.
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Tradition
The Panchatantra is traditionally associated with Vishnusharman; sequence and story boundaries vary across editions.
Source
This is a Suno Katha retelling; its source notes appear after the story.
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- Varies by book
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- 13 books included
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- 23 languages
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- Available
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- 13 books included
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Story-page counts describe the illustrated telling, not print pagination. EPUB pages vary with screen size and text settings. Print specifications and ISBNs will appear when recorded for the final edition.
One series · 13 books
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Loss of Gains
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The Monkey and the Crocodile
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The Monkey and the Crocodile
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Handsome and Theodore
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Handsome and Theodore
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Flop-Ear and Dusty
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Flop-Ear and Dusty
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The Potter Militant
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The Potter Militant
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The Jackal Who Killed No Elephants
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The Jackal Who Killed No Elephants
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The Ungrateful Wife
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The Ungrateful Wife
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King Joy and Secretary Splendor
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King Joy and Secretary Splendor
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The Ass in the Tiger-Skin
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The Ass in the Tiger-Skin
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The Farmer's Wife
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The Farmer's Wife
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The Pert Hen-Sparrow
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The Pert Hen-Sparrow
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How Supersmart Ate the Elephant
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How Supersmart Ate the Elephant
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The Dog Who Went Abroad
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The Dog Who Went Abroad
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What's inside
This series contains 13 catalogue books. Explore the list above for available previews, reading ages and each book’s readiness.
The moral
Each book has its own learning. Explore the series themes above and each story’s learning in its own edition.
Source and edition
Panchatantra
Purnabhadra's recension (1199 CE); 5 books, 87 stories
Reference translation: Arthur W. Ryder (1925)
View reference edition ↗Exact passages, adaptation changes and source notes belong to each book’s edition. A catalogue listing is not publication approval.
Panchatantra · Series Part 4 · 13 story books
लब्धप्रणाशLoss of Gains
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Labdha-praṇāśa considers how an advantage can be lost through misplaced trust or poor judgement. The monkey and crocodile frame leads into tales about quick thinking, persuasion and protecting what has been gained.
13 catalogue sections in the Ryder edition. The Sanskrit source reader contains 321 passages for this book, with English and Hindi meanings.
A question to read with
When should a tempting promise make us pause?
The source study edition is prepared; proofreading and publication review remain pending. Each story page shows its illustrated reading and personalisation availability.
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0–3
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4–6
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7–12
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13–17
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18+
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