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Self-defeating Forethought
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Vishnusharman
Reference translation: Arthur W. Ryder (1925)
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The Suno Katha edition is a retelling, distinct from the original source. Ancient works may carry traditional attribution.
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Self-defeating Forethought
Panchatantra, Book 2 (The Winning of Friends), story 5 of 10 in Ryder's translation.
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Panchatantra, Book 2 (The Winning of Friends), story 5 of 10 in Ryder's translation.
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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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- Reading age
- 7-12
- Inside this edition
- Edition details in preparation
- Story languages
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- Edition status
- Available
SKU: SK-PANCHATANTRA-2-5-SELF-DEFEATING-FORETHOUGHT
Book at a glance
- Reading age
- 7-12
- Story length
- In preparation
- Languages
- 23 languages
- Publisher / imprint
- Suno Katha
- Edition status
- Available
- Print dimensions
- Print edition pending
- ISBN
- Not recorded
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- 7-12
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- Panchatantra
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Self-defeating Forethought
The Winning of Friends tantra 2 › story 5
What's inside
Six plates, a fork, two endings, one moral, a dedication page.
The moral
This edition’s learning page is not authored yet. See the collection discussion prompt below.
About this story
“Self-defeating Forethought” is catalogue entry 5 of 10 in Book 2, The Winning of Friends. Ryder’s 1925 contents lists it at pages 235–247.
Mitra-samprāpti turns to making friends and helping one another through difficulty. Stories within the larger narrative explore companionship, wealth, generosity and the practical strength of cooperation.
- Text & illustrations
- A separate illustrated edition is not available yet. Explore the reference edition below.
- Reading age
- Story-specific age review is pending. A collection age band does not approve the complete source.
- Languages & listening
- The source reader offers Sanskrit, English/Hindi meanings and word meanings. Listening controls are in the reader; check it for recording availability.
- After reading
- How can friends with different strengths help one another? A collection discussion prompt, not a translated moral.
Study & source for this story
- Source book
- Panchatantra · traditionally attributed to Vishnusharman
- Book / tantra
- मित्रसम्प्राप्ति · The Winning of Friends · Series Part 2
- Reader source
- GRETIL Sanskrit text · private study edition with English and Hindi meanings
- Catalogue reference
- Arthur W. Ryder · The Panchatantra · 1925 · pages 235–247
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Source reference 2.p01193. This opens the corresponding passage; it does not assert identical story boundaries across editions.
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This story’s source at 2.p01193 (tantra 2) — Sanskrit, transliteration and English meanings, readable in this tab.
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