While the exact date of composition is debated, the work is generally believed to have been compiled or brought into its current form during the Gupta period (roughly 320 to 550 CE). The stories themselves may have older origins, but the structure and compilation are associated with this era.
Under whose period 'Panchatantram' came into existence
Asked in APPSC Gazated Posts 2012 · Topic: Gupta and Post-Gupta Period (Gupta Literature: Sanskrit Classics, Puranas, Smritis)
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