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)

यद् उत्साही सदा मर्त्यः पराभवति यज् जनान् ।
यद् उद्धतं वदेद् वाक्यं तत् सर्वं वित्तजं बलम् ॥ ८८ ॥

yad utsāhī sadā martyaḥ parābhavati yaj janān |
yad uddhataṃ vaded vākyaṃ tat sarvaṃ vittajaṃ balam || 88 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 2.88 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 (2.88). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yat, Yad, Utsahin, Utsahi, Sada, Martya, Para, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Jana, Uddhata, Vakya, Tat, Tad, Sarvam, Sarva, Vittaja, Bala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 2.88). 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: “yad utsāhī sadā martyaḥ parābhavati yaj janān
  • yad -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • utsāhī -
  • utsāhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    utsāhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    utsāhin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sadā* -
  • sada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • martyaḥ -
  • martya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • parā -
  • parā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    parā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    parā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • Cannot analyse yaj*ja
  • janān -
  • jana (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “yad uddhataṃ vaded vākyaṃ tat sarvaṃ vittajaṃ balam
  • yad -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • uddhatam -
  • uddhata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uddhata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uddhatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vaded -
  • vad (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • vākyam -
  • vākya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sarvam -
  • sarvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vittajam -
  • vittaja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vittaja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vittajā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • balam -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    balā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 2.88

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 2.88 in Telugu sript:
యద్ ఉత్సాహీ సదా మర్త్యః పరాభవతి యజ్ జనాన్ ।
యద్ ఉద్ధతం వదేద్ వాక్యం తత్ సర్వం విత్తజం బలమ్ ॥ ౮౮ ॥

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 2.88 in Malayalam sript:
യദ് ഉത്സാഹീ സദാ മര്ത്യഃ പരാഭവതി യജ് ജനാന് ।
യദ് ഉദ്ധതം വദേദ് വാക്യം തത് സര്വം വിത്തജം ബലമ് ॥ ൮൮ ॥

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 2.88 in Bengali sript:
যদ্ উত্সাহী সদা মর্ত্যঃ পরাভবতি যজ্ জনান্ ।
যদ্ উদ্ধতং বদেদ্ বাক্যং তত্ সর্বং বিত্তজং বলম্ ॥ ৮৮ ॥

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 2.88 in Gujarati sript:
યદ્ ઉત્સાહી સદા મર્ત્યઃ પરાભવતિ યજ્ જનાન્ ।
યદ્ ઉદ્ધતં વદેદ્ વાક્યં તત્ સર્વં વિત્તજં બલમ્ ॥ ૮૮ ॥

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