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)

सर्पान् व्याघ्रान् गजान् सिंहान् दृष्ट्वोपायैर् वशीकृतान् ।
राजेति कियती मात्रा धीमताम् अप्रमादिनाम् ॥ ४१ ॥

sarpān vyāghrān gajān siṃhān dṛṣṭvopāyair vaśīkṛtān |
rājeti kiyatī mātrā dhīmatām apramādinām || 41 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 1.41 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 (1.41). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sarpa, Vyaghra, Gaja, Simha, Upaya, Vashikrita, Raja, Rajan, Raji, Raj, Iti, Kiyat, Matra, Dhimat, Dhimata, Apramadin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 1.41). 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: “sarpān vyāghrān gajān siṃhān dṛṣṭvopāyair vaśīkṛtān
  • sarpān -
  • sarpa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vyāghrān -
  • vyāghra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • gajān -
  • gaja (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • siṃhān -
  • siṃha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • dṛṣṭvo -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • upāyair -
  • upāya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vaśīkṛtān -
  • vaśīkṛta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “rājeti kiyatī mātrā dhīmatām apramādinām
  • rāje -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    rāji (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    rāji (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single], [dative single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single], [dative single]
    rāj (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kiyatī -
  • kiyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mātrā* -
  • mātra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mātrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dhīmatām -
  • dhīmat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    dhīmat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    dhīmatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • apramādinām -
  • apramādin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    apramādin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 1.41

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 1.41 in Telugu sript:
సర్పాన్ వ్యాఘ్రాన్ గజాన్ సింహాన్ దృష్ట్వోపాయైర్ వశీకృతాన్ ।
రాజేతి కియతీ మాత్రా ధీమతామ్ అప్రమాదినామ్ ॥ ౪౧ ॥

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 1.41 in Malayalam sript:
സര്പാന് വ്യാഘ്രാന് ഗജാന് സിംഹാന് ദൃഷ്ട്വോപായൈര് വശീകൃതാന് ।
രാജേതി കിയതീ മാത്രാ ധീമതാമ് അപ്രമാദിനാമ് ॥ ൪൧ ॥

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 1.41 in Bengali sript:
সর্পান্ ব্যাঘ্রান্ গজান্ সিংহান্ দৃষ্ট্বোপাযৈর্ বশীকৃতান্ ।
রাজেতি কিযতী মাত্রা ধীমতাম্ অপ্রমাদিনাম্ ॥ ৪১ ॥

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 1.41 in Gujarati sript:
સર્પાન્ વ્યાઘ્રાન્ ગજાન્ સિંહાન્ દૃષ્ટ્વોપાયૈર્ વશીકૃતાન્ ।
રાજેતિ કિયતી માત્રા ધીમતામ્ અપ્રમાદિનામ્ ॥ ૪૧ ॥

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