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)

Verse 1.213

प्रसन्न-वदनो दृष्टः स्पष्ट-वाक्यः सरोष-दृक् ।
सभायां वक्ति सामर्षं सावष्टम्भो नरः शुचिः ॥ २१३ ॥

prasanna-vadano dṛṣṭaḥ spaṣṭa-vākyaḥ saroṣa-dṛk |
sabhāyāṃ vakti sāmarṣaṃ sāvaṣṭambho naraḥ śuciḥ || 213 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 1.213 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 (1.213). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prasanna, Drishta, Spashta, Vakya, Sarosha, Drish, Sabha, Samarsham, Samarsha, Savashtambha, Nara, Nri, Shuci,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 1.213). 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: “prasanna-vadano dṛṣṭaḥ spaṣṭa-vākyaḥ saroṣa-dṛk
  • prasanna -
  • prasanna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prasanna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vadano -
  • dṛṣṭaḥ -
  • dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • spaṣṭa -
  • spaṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    spaṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    spaś -> spaṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √spaś class 1 verb]
    spaś -> spaṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √spaś class 1 verb]
  • vākyaḥ -
  • vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vak class 1 verb]
  • saroṣa -
  • saroṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saroṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dṛk -
  • dṛś (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    dṛś (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “sabhāyāṃ vakti sāmarṣaṃ sāvaṣṭambho naraḥ śuciḥ
  • sabhāyām -
  • sabhā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • vakti -
  • vakti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • sāmarṣam -
  • sāmarṣam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sāmarṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sāmarṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sāmarṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sāvaṣṭambho* -
  • sāvaṣṭambha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • naraḥ -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • śuciḥ -
  • śuci (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śuci (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 1.213

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 1.213 in Telugu sript:
ప్రసన్న-వదనో దృష్టః స్పష్ట-వాక్యః సరోష-దృక్ ।
సభాయాం వక్తి సామర్షం సావష్టమ్భో నరః శుచిః ॥ ౨౧౩ ॥

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 1.213 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രസന്ന-വദനോ ദൃഷ്ടഃ സ്പഷ്ട-വാക്യഃ സരോഷ-ദൃക് ।
സഭായാം വക്തി സാമര്ഷം സാവഷ്ടമ്ഭോ നരഃ ശുചിഃ ॥ ൨൧൩ ॥

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 1.213 in Bengali sript:
প্রসন্ন-বদনো দৃষ্টঃ স্পষ্ট-বাক্যঃ সরোষ-দৃক্ ।
সভাযাং বক্তি সামর্ষং সাবষ্টম্ভো নরঃ শুচিঃ ॥ ২১৩ ॥

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 1.213 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રસન્ન-વદનો દૃષ્ટઃ સ્પષ્ટ-વાક્યઃ સરોષ-દૃક્ ।
સભાયાં વક્તિ સામર્ષં સાવષ્ટમ્ભો નરઃ શુચિઃ ॥ ૨૧૩ ॥

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