Vishawnath Sharma is a Sanskrit scholar known for his work on the Hitopadesha, an ancient Indian collection of fables. He has authored नारायण विरचितम् हितोपदेश मित्रलाभ: (Narayan Virchitam Hitopadesh Mitralabh), a bilingual Sanskrit-Hindi edition focusing on the section concerning the acquisition of friends. The Hitopadesha itself is attributed to Narayana Pandit and draws heavily from the Panchatantra.