Explanation:

The scholars opine that the Jatakas were written in Pali around the middle of the first millennium A.D. (CE.). The Jatakas tell us about the stories of the previous births of Gautama Buddha. The number of the collected and published Jatakas is more than five hundred. The Jatakas throw significant light on the social and economic conditions of the day. They also provide information about the political events in the age of Buddha. Panchatantra was authored by Vishnu Sharma. It also furnishes us with important information regarding the life of the ordinary people during the period under consideration. For example, a story known as the Gandatindu Jataka tells us about the deplorable condition of the subjects— including elderly women and men, cultivators, herders, village boys and even animals—of a wicked king.