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)

अजा-धूलिर् इव त्रस्तैर् मार्जनी-रेणुवज् जनैः ।
दीप-खट्वोत्थ-च्छायेव त्यज्यते निर्धनो जनः ॥ १०६ ॥

ajā-dhūlir iva trastair mārjanī-reṇuvaj janaiḥ |
dīpa-khaṭvottha-cchāyeva tyajyate nirdhano janaḥ || 106 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 2.106 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 (2.106). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aja, Dhuli, Iva, Trasta, Marjani, Jana, Dipa, Khatu, Khatva, Uttha, Ccha, Nirdhana, Janas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 2.106). 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: “ajā-dhūlir iva trastair mārjanī-reṇuvaj janaiḥ
  • ajā* -
  • ajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    aja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • dhūlir -
  • dhūli (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • trastair -
  • trasta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    trasta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    tras -> trasta (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √tras class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √tras class 4 verb]
    tras -> trasta (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √tras class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √tras class 4 verb]
  • mārjanī -
  • mārjanī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse reṇuvaj*ja
  • janaiḥ -
  • jana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    jana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “dīpa-khaṭvottha-cchāyeva tyajyate nirdhano janaḥ
  • dīpa -
  • dīpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • khaṭvo -
  • khaṭū (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    khaṭvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uttha -
  • uttha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uttha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cchāye -
  • ccha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    ccha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tyajyate -
  • tyaj (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
  • nirdhano* -
  • nirdhana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • janaḥ -
  • janas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    jana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 2.106

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 2.106 in Telugu sript:
అజా-ధూలిర్ ఇవ త్రస్తైర్ మార్జనీ-రేణువజ్ జనైః ।
దీప-ఖట్వోత్థ-చ్ఛాయేవ త్యజ్యతే నిర్ధనో జనః ॥ ౧౦౬ ॥

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 2.106 in Malayalam sript:
അജാ-ധൂലിര് ഇവ ത്രസ്തൈര് മാര്ജനീ-രേണുവജ് ജനൈഃ ।
ദീപ-ഖട്വോത്ഥ-ച്ഛായേവ ത്യജ്യതേ നിര്ധനോ ജനഃ ॥ ൧൦൬ ॥

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 2.106 in Bengali sript:
অজা-ধূলির্ ইব ত্রস্তৈর্ মার্জনী-রেণুবজ্ জনৈঃ ।
দীপ-খট্বোত্থ-চ্ছাযেব ত্যজ্যতে নির্ধনো জনঃ ॥ ১০৬ ॥

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 2.106 in Gujarati sript:
અજા-ધૂલિર્ ઇવ ત્રસ્તૈર્ માર્જની-રેણુવજ્ જનૈઃ ।
દીપ-ખટ્વોત્થ-ચ્છાયેવ ત્યજ્યતે નિર્ધનો જનઃ ॥ ૧૦૬ ॥

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