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)

अप्राप्त-कालं वचनं बृहस्पतिर् अपि ब्रुवन् ।
लभते बह्व्-अवज्ञानम् अपमानं च पुष्कलम् ॥ ६७ ॥

aprāpta-kālaṃ vacanaṃ bṛhaspatir api bruvan |
labhate bahv-avajñānam apamānaṃ ca puṣkalam || 67 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 1.67 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 (1.67). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aprapta, Kalam, Kala, Vacana, Brihaspati, Api, Labhat, Avajnana, Apamana, Pushkala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 1.67). 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: “aprāpta-kālaṃ vacanaṃ bṛhaspatir api bruvan
  • aprāpta -
  • aprāpta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aprāpta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kālam -
  • kālam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kālā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vacanam -
  • vacana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vacana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vacanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bṛhaspatir -
  • bṛhaspati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • Cannot analyse bruvan
  • Line 2: “labhate bahv-avajñānam apamānaṃ ca puṣkalam
  • labhate -
  • labh -> labhat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh -> labhat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • Cannot analyse bahv*av
  • avajñānam -
  • avajñāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • apamānam -
  • apamāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • puṣkalam -
  • puṣkala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puṣkala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    puṣkalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 1.67

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 1.67 in Telugu sript:
అప్రాప్త-కాలం వచనం బృహస్పతిర్ అపి బ్రువన్ ।
లభతే బహ్వ్-అవజ్ఞానమ్ అపమానం చ పుష్కలమ్ ॥ ౬౭ ॥

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 1.67 in Malayalam sript:
അപ്രാപ്ത-കാലം വചനം ബൃഹസ്പതിര് അപി ബ്രുവന് ।
ലഭതേ ബഹ്വ്-അവജ്ഞാനമ് അപമാനം ച പുഷ്കലമ് ॥ ൬൭ ॥

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 1.67 in Bengali sript:
অপ্রাপ্ত-কালং বচনং বৃহস্পতির্ অপি ব্রুবন্ ।
লভতে বহ্ব্-অবজ্ঞানম্ অপমানং চ পুষ্কলম্ ॥ ৬৭ ॥

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 1.67 in Gujarati sript:
અપ્રાપ્ત-કાલં વચનં બૃહસ્પતિર્ અપિ બ્રુવન્ ।
લભતે બહ્વ્-અવજ્ઞાનમ્ અપમાનં ચ પુષ્કલમ્ ॥ ૬૭ ॥

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