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)

जातस्य नदी-तीरे तस्यापि तृणस्य जन्म-साफल्यम् ।
यत् सलिल-मज्जनाकुल-जन-हस्तालम्बनं भवति ॥ २९ ॥

jātasya nadī-tīre tasyāpi tṛṇasya janma-sāphalyam |
yat salila-majjanākula-jana-hastālambanaṃ bhavati || 29 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 1.29 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 (1.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jata, Nadi, Nadin, Tira, Tad, Api, Trina, Janma, Janman, Saphalya, Yat, Yad, Salila, Majjana, Akula, Jana, Hastalambana, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 1.29). 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: “jātasya nadī-tīre tasyāpi tṛṇasya janma-sāphalyam
  • jātasya -
  • jāta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    jāta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √jan class 1 verb], [genitive single from √jan class 2 verb], [genitive single from √jan class 3 verb], [genitive single from √jan class 4 verb]
    jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √jan class 1 verb], [genitive single from √jan class 2 verb], [genitive single from √jan class 3 verb], [genitive single from √jan class 4 verb]
  • nadī -
  • nadī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    nadi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nadi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nadin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tīre -
  • tīra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tīra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • tasyā -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • tṛṇasya -
  • tṛṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tṛṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • janma -
  • janma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    janma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    janman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sāphalyam -
  • sāphalya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “yat salila-majjanākula-jana-hastālambanaṃ bhavati
  • yat -
  • 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]
  • salila -
  • salila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    salila (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • majjanā -
  • majjana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    majjana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • akula -
  • akula (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akula (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jana -
  • jana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jan (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • hastālambanam -
  • hastālambana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 1.29

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 1.29 in Telugu sript:
జాతస్య నదీ-తీరే తస్యాపి తృణస్య జన్మ-సాఫల్యమ్ ।
యత్ సలిల-మజ్జనాకుల-జన-హస్తాలమ్బనం భవతి ॥ ౨౯ ॥

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 1.29 in Malayalam sript:
ജാതസ്യ നദീ-തീരേ തസ്യാപി തൃണസ്യ ജന്മ-സാഫല്യമ് ।
യത് സലില-മജ്ജനാകുല-ജന-ഹസ്താലമ്ബനം ഭവതി ॥ ൨൯ ॥

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 1.29 in Bengali sript:
জাতস্য নদী-তীরে তস্যাপি তৃণস্য জন্ম-সাফল্যম্ ।
যত্ সলিল-মজ্জনাকুল-জন-হস্তালম্বনং ভবতি ॥ ২৯ ॥

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 1.29 in Gujarati sript:
જાતસ્ય નદી-તીરે તસ્યાપિ તૃણસ્ય જન્મ-સાફલ્યમ્ ।
યત્ સલિલ-મજ્જનાકુલ-જન-હસ્તાલમ્બનં ભવતિ ॥ ૨૯ ॥

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