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 1.354

अविदित्वात्मनः शक्तिं परस्य न समुत्सुकः ।
गच्छन्न् अभिमुखो वह्नौ नाशं याति पतङ्गवत् ॥ ३५४ ॥

aviditvātmanaḥ śaktiṃ parasya na samutsukaḥ |
gacchann abhimukho vahnau nāśaṃ yāti pataṅgavat || 354 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 1.354 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 (1.354). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Avi, Atman, Shakti, Para, Samutsuka, Gacchat, Abhimukha, Vahni, Nasha, Yat, Yati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 1.354). 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: “aviditvātmanaḥ śaktiṃ parasya na samutsukaḥ
  • avi -
  • avi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    avi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    avi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    avī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ditvā -
  • -> ditvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    -> ditvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
  • ātmanaḥ -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • śaktim -
  • śakti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    śakti (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • parasya -
  • para (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samutsukaḥ -
  • samutsuka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “gacchann abhimukho vahnau nāśaṃ yāti pataṅgavat
  • gacchann -
  • gacchat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • abhimukho* -
  • abhimukha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vahnau -
  • vahni (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • nāśam -
  • nāśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    naś -> nāśam (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √naś]
    naś -> nāśam (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √naś]
  • yāti -
  • yāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yāt (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yāt (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • Cannot analyse pataṅgavat

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 1.354

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 1.354 in Telugu sript:
అవిదిత్వాత్మనః శక్తిం పరస్య న సముత్సుకః ।
గచ్ఛన్న్ అభిముఖో వహ్నౌ నాశం యాతి పతఙ్గవత్ ॥ ౩౫౪ ॥

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 1.354 in Malayalam sript:
അവിദിത്വാത്മനഃ ശക്തിം പരസ്യ ന സമുത്സുകഃ ।
ഗച്ഛന്ന് അഭിമുഖോ വഹ്നൌ നാശം യാതി പതങ്ഗവത് ॥ ൩൫൪ ॥

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 1.354 in Bengali sript:
অবিদিত্বাত্মনঃ শক্তিং পরস্য ন সমুত্সুকঃ ।
গচ্ছন্ন্ অভিমুখো বহ্নৌ নাশং যাতি পতঙ্গবত্ ॥ ৩৫৪ ॥

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 1.354 in Gujarati sript:
અવિદિત્વાત્મનઃ શક્તિં પરસ્ય ન સમુત્સુકઃ ।
ગચ્છન્ન્ અભિમુખો વહ્નૌ નાશં યાતિ પતઙ્ગવત્ ॥ ૩૫૪ ॥

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