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)

शेते सह शयानेन गच्छन्तम् अनुगच्छति ।
नराणां प्राक्तनं कर्म तिष्ठति तु सहात्मना ॥ १३१ ॥

śete saha śayānena gacchantam anugacchati |
narāṇāṃ prāktanaṃ karma tiṣṭhati tu sahātmanā || 131 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 2.131 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 (2.131). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Saha, Shayana, Gacchat, Anu, Nara, Praktana, Karman, Tishthat, Mana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 2.131). 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: “śete saha śayānena gacchantam anugacchati
  • śete -
  • śī (verb class 2)
    [present middle third single]
  • saha -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śayānena -
  • śayāna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śayāna (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    śī -> śayāna (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √śī class 2 verb]
    śī -> śayāna (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √śī class 2 verb]
  • gacchantam -
  • gacchat (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • anu -
  • anu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anu (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    anu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    anu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    anu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    anu (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • gacchati -
  • gacchat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gacchat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • Line 2: “narāṇāṃ prāktanaṃ karma tiṣṭhati tu sahātmanā
  • narāṇām -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    nara (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    narā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • prāktanam -
  • prāktana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prāktana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • karma -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tiṣṭhati -
  • sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • sahāt -
  • saha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • manā -
  • manā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 2.131

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 2.131 in Telugu sript:
శేతే సహ శయానేన గచ్ఛన్తమ్ అనుగచ్ఛతి ।
నరాణాం ప్రాక్తనం కర్మ తిష్ఠతి తు సహాత్మనా ॥ ౧౩౧ ॥

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 2.131 in Malayalam sript:
ശേതേ സഹ ശയാനേന ഗച്ഛന്തമ് അനുഗച്ഛതി ।
നരാണാം പ്രാക്തനം കര്മ തിഷ്ഠതി തു സഹാത്മനാ ॥ ൧൩൧ ॥

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 2.131 in Bengali sript:
শেতে সহ শযানেন গচ্ছন্তম্ অনুগচ্ছতি ।
নরাণাং প্রাক্তনং কর্ম তিষ্ঠতি তু সহাত্মনা ॥ ১৩১ ॥

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 2.131 in Gujarati sript:
શેતે સહ શયાનેન ગચ્છન્તમ્ અનુગચ્છતિ ।
નરાણાં પ્રાક્તનં કર્મ તિષ્ઠતિ તુ સહાત્મના ॥ ૧૩૧ ॥

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