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 2.3
जिह्वा-लौल्य-प्रसक्तानां जल-मध्य-निवासिनाम् ।
अचिन्तितो वधो ऽज्ञानां मीनानाम् इव जायते ॥ ३ ॥
jihvā-laulya-prasaktānāṃ jala-madhya-nivāsinām |
acintito vadho 'jñānāṃ mīnānām iva jāyate || 3 ||
The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 2.3 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:
Buy now! English translation by Dr. Naveen Kumar Jha (2016)
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (2.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Jihva, Laulya, Prasakta, Jala, Madhya, Nivasin, Acintita, Vadha, Vadhu, Ajna, Ajnana, Mina, Iva, Jayat,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 2.3). 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: “jihvā-laulya-prasaktānāṃ jala-madhya-nivāsinām ”
- jihvā* -
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jihva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]jihvā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- laulya -
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laulya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prasaktānām -
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prasakta (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]prasakta (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]prasaktā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- jala -
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jala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√jal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- madhya -
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madhya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]madhya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nivāsinām -
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nivāsin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]nivāsin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “acintito vadho 'jñānāṃ mīnānām iva jāyate ”
- acintito* -
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acintita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vadho' -
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vadhar (noun, neuter)[adverb]vadha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]vadhu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- ajñānām -
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ajña (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]ajña (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]ajñā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]ajñānā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- mīnānām -
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mīna (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]mīnā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- jāyate -
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√jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]√jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]√jai (verb class 1)[present middle third single]√jan (verb class 4)[present middle third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 2.3
Pancatantra of Visnusarman
by M. R. Kale (2015)
Panchatantra in Simple Sanskrit
by Dr. Vishwas (2016)
Panchatantram (Telugu)
by Tadanki Venkata Lakshmi Narasimha Rao (2020)
Published by J. P. Publications, Vijayawada; Throughout black & white Illustrations; 9788192053851.
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.3 in Telugu sript:
జిహ్వా-లౌల్య-ప్రసక్తానాం జల-మధ్య-నివాసినామ్ ।
అచిన్తితో వధో ఽజ్ఞానాం మీనానామ్ ఇవ జాయతే ॥ ౩ ॥
Panchatantram Bhashavyakhyanam (Malayalam)
by Dr. K.G. Sreelekha (2010)
Published by the University of Kerala.
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.3 in Malayalam sript:
ജിഹ്വാ-ലൌല്യ-പ്രസക്താനാം ജല-മധ്യ-നിവാസിനാമ് ।
അചിന്തിതോ വധോ ഽജ്ഞാനാം മീനാനാമ് ഇവ ജായതേ ॥ ൩ ॥
The Panchatantra Stories (Tamil)
by P. S. Aacharya (2017)
Published by Narmadha Pathippagam, Chennai.
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Panchatantrer Galpa (Bengali)
by Children's Book Trust (2014)
Throughout color Illustration; 9788170112730
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.3 in Bengali sript:
জিহ্বা-লৌল্য-প্রসক্তানাং জল-মধ্য-নিবাসিনাম্ ।
অচিন্তিতো বধো ঽজ্ঞানাং মীনানাম্ ইব জাযতে ॥ ৩ ॥
Panchatantra in Gujarati (Comic)
by Anant Pai (2013)
[શિયાળા અને રણશિંગ પંચતંત્ર] Published by Amar Chitra Katha; Throughout Color Illustrations; 9789350853115
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.3 in Gujarati sript:
જિહ્વા-લૌલ્ય-પ્રસક્તાનાં જલ-મધ્ય-નિવાસિનામ્ ।
અચિન્તિતો વધો ઽજ્ઞાનાં મીનાનામ્ ઇવ જાયતે ॥ ૩ ॥