Panchatantra [sanskrit]

by Dr. Naveen Kumar Jha | 2016 | 13,828 words | ISBN-13: 9788193077962

The Sanskrit edition of the Panchatantra referencing the English translation and grammatical analysis. Written by Vishnu Sharma and possibly dating as early as 1200 BCE, the Panchatantra (or Pancatantra) represents a collection of short stories teaching basic ethical values and moral conduct that was commonly practiced in ancient Indian. Alternative titles: Śrīviṣṇuśarman Pañcatantra (श्रीविष्णुशर्मन् पञ्चतन्त्र, Śrī-viṣṇuśarman pancatantra, श्री-विष्णुशर्मन्, Sri-visnusarman)

नहि तद् विद्यते किंचिद् यद् अर्थेन न सिद्ध्यति ।
यत्नेन मतिमांस् तस्माद् अर्थम् एकं प्रसाधयेत् ॥ २ ॥

nahi tad vidyate kiṃcid yad arthena na siddhyati |
yatnena matimāṃs tasmād artham ekaṃ prasādhayet || 2 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 1.2 is contained in the book The Complete Pancatantra: Sanskrit Text with English Translation by Dr. Naveen Kumar Jha. This book is not available online so in order to read the full text and translation you should buy the book:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nahi, Tad, Tat, Kincid, Kincit, Yat, Yad, Artha, Siddhi, Siddhya, Ati, Yatna, Matimat, Tasmat, Eka, Pra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 1.2). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “nahi tad vidyate kiṃcid yad arthena na siddhyati
  • nahi -
  • nahi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nahi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nahi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vidyate -
  • vid (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vid (verb class 6)
    [present passive third single]
    vid (verb class 7)
    [present passive third single]
  • kiñcid -
  • kiñcid (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kiñcit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kiñcit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kiñcit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • yad -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • arthena -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • siddhya -
  • siddhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    siddhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    siddhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    siddhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    siddhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    siddhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ati (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • Line 2: “yatnena matimāṃs tasmād artham ekaṃ prasādhayet
  • yatnena -
  • yatna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • matimāṃs -
  • matimat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tasmād -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ekam -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    eka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • sādhayet -
  • sidh (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 1.2

Cover of edition (2015)

Pancatantra of Visnusarman
by M. R. Kale (2015)

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Cover of edition (2016)

Panchatantra in Simple Sanskrit
by Dr. Vishwas (2016)

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Cover of edition (2020)

Panchatantram (Telugu)
by Tadanki Venkata Lakshmi Narasimha Rao (2020)

Published by J. P. Publications, Vijayawada; Throughout black & white Illustrations; 9788192053851.

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Preview of verse 1.2 in Telugu sript:
నహి తద్ విద్యతే కించిద్ యద్ అర్థేన న సిద్ధ్యతి ।
యత్నేన మతిమాంస్ తస్మాద్ అర్థమ్ ఏకం ప్రసాధయేత్ ॥ ౨ ॥

Cover of edition (2010)

Panchatantram Bhashavyakhyanam (Malayalam)
by Dr. K.G. Sreelekha (2010)

Published by the University of Kerala.

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Preview of verse 1.2 in Malayalam sript:
നഹി തദ് വിദ്യതേ കിംചിദ് യദ് അര്ഥേന ന സിദ്ധ്യതി ।
യത്നേന മതിമാംസ് തസ്മാദ് അര്ഥമ് ഏകം പ്രസാധയേത് ॥ ൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2017)

The Panchatantra Stories (Tamil)
by P. S. Aacharya (2017)

Published by Narmadha Pathippagam, Chennai.

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Cover of Bengali edition

Panchatantrer Galpa (Bengali)
by Children's Book Trust (2014)

Throughout color Illustration; 9788170112730

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Preview of verse 1.2 in Bengali sript:
নহি তদ্ বিদ্যতে কিংচিদ্ যদ্ অর্থেন ন সিদ্ধ্যতি ।
যত্নেন মতিমাংস্ তস্মাদ্ অর্থম্ একং প্রসাধযেত্ ॥ ২ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Panchatantra in Gujarati (Comic)
by Anant Pai (2013)

[શિયાળા અને રણશિંગ પંચતંત્ર] Published by Amar Chitra Katha; Throughout Color Illustrations; 9789350853115

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Preview of verse 1.2 in Gujarati sript:
નહિ તદ્ વિદ્યતે કિંચિદ્ યદ્ અર્થેન ન સિદ્ધ્યતિ ।
યત્નેન મતિમાંસ્ તસ્માદ્ અર્થમ્ એકં પ્રસાધયેત્ ॥ ૨ ॥

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