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)

जालम् आदाय गच्छन्ति संहताः पक्षिणो ऽप्य् अमी ।
यावच् च विवदिष्यन्ते पतिष्यन्ति न संशयः ॥ ९ ॥

jālam ādāya gacchanti saṃhatāḥ pakṣiṇo 'py amī |
yāvac ca vivadiṣyante patiṣyanti na saṃśayaḥ || 9 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 2.9 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 (2.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jala, Ada, Adaya, Gacchat, Samhata, Amin, Adah, Yavat, Vivat, Vivas, Patishyat, Patishyanti, Samshaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 2.9). 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: “jālam ādāya gacchanti saṃhatāḥ pakṣiṇo 'py amī
  • jālam -
  • jāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jāla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jālā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ādāya -
  • ādāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ādāya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āda (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    āda (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • gacchanti -
  • gacchat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • saṃhatāḥ -
  • saṃhata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    saṃhatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Cannot analyse pakṣiṇo'py*am
  • amī -
  • amin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
  • Line 2: “yāvac ca vivadiṣyante patiṣyanti na saṃśayaḥ
  • yāvac -
  • yāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yāvat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vivad -
  • vivat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    vivat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    u -> vivas (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √u class 1 verb], [vocative single from √u class 1 verb], [accusative single from √u class 1 verb], [nominative single from √u class 2 verb], [vocative single from √u class 2 verb], [accusative single from √u class 2 verb], [nominative single from √u class 5 verb], [vocative single from √u class 5 verb], [accusative single from √u class 5 verb]
  • iṣyante -
  • iṣ (verb class 6)
    [present passive third plural]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [present passive third plural]
    iṣ (verb class 4)
    [present passive third plural]
    iṣ (verb class 0)
    [present passive third plural]
    iṣ (verb class 0)
    [present passive third plural]
  • patiṣyanti -
  • pat -> patiṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √pat class 1 verb]
    pat -> patiṣyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √pat class 1 verb]
    pat (verb class 1)
    [future active third plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃśayaḥ -
  • saṃśaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 2.9

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 2.9 in Telugu sript:
జాలమ్ ఆదాయ గచ్ఛన్తి సంహతాః పక్షిణో ఽప్య్ అమీ ।
యావచ్ చ వివదిష్యన్తే పతిష్యన్తి న సంశయః ॥ ౯ ॥

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 2.9 in Malayalam sript:
ജാലമ് ആദായ ഗച്ഛന്തി സംഹതാഃ പക്ഷിണോ ഽപ്യ് അമീ ।
യാവച് ച വിവദിഷ്യന്തേ പതിഷ്യന്തി ന സംശയഃ ॥ ൯ ॥

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 2.9 in Bengali sript:
জালম্ আদায গচ্ছন্তি সংহতাঃ পক্ষিণো ঽপ্য্ অমী ।
যাবচ্ চ বিবদিষ্যন্তে পতিষ্যন্তি ন সংশযঃ ॥ ৯ ॥

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 2.9 in Gujarati sript:
જાલમ્ આદાય ગચ્છન્તિ સંહતાઃ પક્ષિણો ઽપ્ય્ અમી ।
યાવચ્ ચ વિવદિષ્યન્તે પતિષ્યન્તિ ન સંશયઃ ॥ ૯ ॥

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