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 1.378

फलार्थी पार्थिवो लोकान् पालयेद् यत्नम् आस्थितः ।
दान-मानादि-तोयेन मालाकारो ऽङ्कुरान् इव ॥ ३७८ ॥

phalārthī pārthivo lokān pālayed yatnam āsthitaḥ |
dāna-mānādi-toyena mālākāro 'ṅkurān iva || 378 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 1.378 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 (1.378). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Phalarthin, Phalarthi, Parthiva, Loka, Yatna, Asthita, Dana, Mana, Toya, Malakara, Ankura, Iva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 1.378). 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: “phalārthī pārthivo lokān pālayed yatnam āsthitaḥ
  • phalārthī -
  • phalārthī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    phalārthī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    phalārthin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pārthivo* -
  • pārthiva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • lokān -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • pālayed -
  • pāl (verb class 10)
    [optative active third single]
    (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • yatnam -
  • yatna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • āsthitaḥ -
  • āsthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “dāna-mānādi-toyena mālākāro 'ṅkurān iva
  • dāna -
  • dāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dān (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • mānā -
  • māna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    māna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    man -> māna (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √man class 4 verb], [vocative single from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> māna (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √man class 4 verb], [vocative single from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> mānā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]
    mān (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • adi -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • toyena -
  • toya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • mālākāro' -
  • mālākāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṅkurān -
  • aṅkura (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 1.378

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 1.378 in Telugu sript:
ఫలార్థీ పార్థివో లోకాన్ పాలయేద్ యత్నమ్ ఆస్థితః ।
దాన-మానాది-తోయేన మాలాకారో ఽఙ్కురాన్ ఇవ ॥ ౩౭౮ ॥

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 1.378 in Malayalam sript:
ഫലാര്ഥീ പാര്ഥിവോ ലോകാന് പാലയേദ് യത്നമ് ആസ്ഥിതഃ ।
ദാന-മാനാദി-തോയേന മാലാകാരോ ഽങ്കുരാന് ഇവ ॥ ൩൭൮ ॥

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 1.378 in Bengali sript:
ফলার্থী পার্থিবো লোকান্ পালযেদ্ যত্নম্ আস্থিতঃ ।
দান-মানাদি-তোযেন মালাকারো ঽঙ্কুরান্ ইব ॥ ৩৭৮ ॥

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 1.378 in Gujarati sript:
ફલાર્થી પાર્થિવો લોકાન્ પાલયેદ્ યત્નમ્ આસ્થિતઃ ।
દાન-માનાદિ-તોયેન માલાકારો ઽઙ્કુરાન્ ઇવ ॥ ૩૭૮ ॥

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