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)

एकेषां वाचि शुकवद् अन्येषां हृदि मूकवत् ।
हृदि वाचि तथान्येषां वल्गु वल्गन्तिउ सूक्तयः ॥ ६६ ॥

ekeṣāṃ vāci śukavad anyeṣāṃ hṛdi mūkavat |
hṛdi vāci tathānyeṣāṃ valgu valgantiu sūktayaḥ || 66 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 1.66 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 (1.66). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Eka, Ekesha, Vac, Vaci, Vacin, Shukavat, Ani, Anya, Idam, Hrid, Mukavat, Tatha, Valgu, Sukti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 1.66). 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: “ekeṣāṃ vāci śukavad anyeṣāṃ hṛdi mūkavat
  • ekeṣām -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    eka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    ekeṣā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vāci -
  • vācī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vācin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vācin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vāc (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • śukavad -
  • śukavat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • anye -
  • ani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    anya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    anyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • eṣām -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • hṛdi -
  • hṛd (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • mūkavat -
  • mūkavat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “hṛdi vāci tathānyeṣāṃ valgu valgantiu sūktayaḥ
  • hṛdi -
  • hṛd (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • vāci -
  • vācī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vācin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vācin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vāc (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • tathānye -
  • tatha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • eṣām -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • valgu -
  • valgu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    valgu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    valgu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    valgu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse valgantiu*sū
  • sūktayaḥ -
  • sūkti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 1.66

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 1.66 in Telugu sript:
ఏకేషాం వాచి శుకవద్ అన్యేషాం హృది మూకవత్ ।
హృది వాచి తథాన్యేషాం వల్గు వల్గన్తిఉ సూక్తయః ॥ ౬౬ ॥

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 1.66 in Malayalam sript:
ഏകേഷാം വാചി ശുകവദ് അന്യേഷാം ഹൃദി മൂകവത് ।
ഹൃദി വാചി തഥാന്യേഷാം വല്ഗു വല്ഗന്തിഉ സൂക്തയഃ ॥ ൬൬ ॥

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 1.66 in Bengali sript:
একেষাং বাচি শুকবদ্ অন্যেষাং হৃদি মূকবত্ ।
হৃদি বাচি তথান্যেষাং বল্গু বল্গন্তিউ সূক্তযঃ ॥ ৬৬ ॥

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 1.66 in Gujarati sript:
એકેષાં વાચિ શુકવદ્ અન્યેષાં હૃદિ મૂકવત્ ।
હૃદિ વાચિ તથાન્યેષાં વલ્ગુ વલ્ગન્તિઉ સૂક્તયઃ ॥ ૬૬ ॥

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