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 1.342

यः पराभव-सन्त्रस्तः स्व-स्थानं सन्त्यजेन् नरः ।
तेन चेत् पुत्रिणी माता तद् वन्ध्या केन कथ्यते ॥ ३४२ ॥

yaḥ parābhava-santrastaḥ sva-sthānaṃ santyajen naraḥ |
tena cet putriṇī mātā tad vandhyā kena kathyate || 342 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 1.342 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 (1.342). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Parabhava, Santrasta, Sva, Svan, Sthana, Sat, Santya, Santi, Nara, Nri, Tad, Tena, Putrini, Putrin, Matri, Mata, Tat, Vandhya, Kena, Kah, Kim,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 1.342). 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: “yaḥ parābhava-santrastaḥ sva-sthānaṃ santyajen naraḥ
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • parābhava -
  • parābhava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • santrastaḥ -
  • santrasta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sva -
  • sva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • sthānam -
  • sthāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • santya -
  • santya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    santya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    santi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    santi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    santi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third plural]
  • ajen -
  • aj (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • naraḥ -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “tena cet putriṇī mātā tad vandhyā kena kathyate
  • tena -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • Cannot analyse cet*pu
  • putriṇī -
  • putriṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    putrin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mātā -
  • mātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 4)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vandhyā -
  • vandhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kena -
  • kena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kena (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • kathyate -
  • kath (verb class 10)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 1.342

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 1.342 in Telugu sript:
యః పరాభవ-సన్త్రస్తః స్వ-స్థానం సన్త్యజేన్ నరః ।
తేన చేత్ పుత్రిణీ మాతా తద్ వన్ధ్యా కేన కథ్యతే ॥ ౩౪౨ ॥

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 1.342 in Malayalam sript:
യഃ പരാഭവ-സന്ത്രസ്തഃ സ്വ-സ്ഥാനം സന്ത്യജേന് നരഃ ।
തേന ചേത് പുത്രിണീ മാതാ തദ് വന്ധ്യാ കേന കഥ്യതേ ॥ ൩൪൨ ॥

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 1.342 in Bengali sript:
যঃ পরাভব-সন্ত্রস্তঃ স্ব-স্থানং সন্ত্যজেন্ নরঃ ।
তেন চেত্ পুত্রিণী মাতা তদ্ বন্ধ্যা কেন কথ্যতে ॥ ৩৪২ ॥

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 1.342 in Gujarati sript:
યઃ પરાભવ-સન્ત્રસ્તઃ સ્વ-સ્થાનં સન્ત્યજેન્ નરઃ ।
તેન ચેત્ પુત્રિણી માતા તદ્ વન્ધ્યા કેન કથ્યતે ॥ ૩૪૨ ॥

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