Narayan Pandit's Hitopadesha is considered to be another version of

Hitopadesha, which literally translates to 'Beneficial Advice', is a famous Sanskrit collection of fables in prose and verse. It is attributed to Narayana Pandit, who is believed to have composed it under the patronage of King Dhavalachandra in the 12^th century CE.

The work is heavily based on the Panchatantra, an older collection of fables attributed to Vishnu Sharma. While Narayana Pandit incorporated new stories and rearranged the structure, nearly three-quarters of the Hitopadesha is derived from the Panchatantra. The other options are unrelated: Lilavati is a mathematical treatise by Bhaskara II, while Brihatsamhita and Panchasiddhantika are works on astrology and astronomy by Varahamihira.