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)

धनादिकेषु विद्यन्ते येऽत्र मूर्खाः सुखाशयाः ।
तप्त-ग्रीष्मेण सेवन्ते शैत्यार्थं ते हुताशनम् ॥ १५५ ॥

dhanādikeṣu vidyante ye'tra mūrkhāḥ sukhāśayāḥ |
tapta-grīṣmeṇa sevante śaityārthaṃ te hutāśanam || 155 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 2.155 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 (2.155). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dhana, Adika, Yah, Yat, Atra, Murkha, Sukhashaya, Tapta, Grishma, Shaitya, Artha, Tad, Yushmad, Hutashana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 2.155). 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: “dhanādikeṣu vidyante ye'tra mūrkhāḥ sukhāśayāḥ
  • dhanā -
  • dhana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhan (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • adikeṣu -
  • adika (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    adika (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • vidyante -
  • vid (verb class 2)
    [present passive third plural]
    vid (verb class 6)
    [present passive third plural]
    vid (verb class 7)
    [present passive third plural]
  • ye' -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mūrkhāḥ -
  • mūrkha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mūrkhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sukhāśayāḥ -
  • sukhāśaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “tapta-grīṣmeṇa sevante śaityārthaṃ te hutāśanam
  • tapta -
  • tapta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tapta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tap -> tapta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √tap class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tap class 4 verb]
    tap -> tapta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √tap class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tap class 4 verb]
  • grīṣmeṇa -
  • grīṣma (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • sevante -
  • sev (verb class 1)
    [present middle third plural]
  • śaityā -
  • śaitya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • hutāśanam -
  • hutāśana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hutāśanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 2.155

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 2.155 in Telugu sript:
ధనాదికేషు విద్యన్తే యేఽత్ర మూర్ఖాః సుఖాశయాః ।
తప్త-గ్రీష్మేణ సేవన్తే శైత్యార్థం తే హుతాశనమ్ ॥ ౧౫౫ ॥

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 2.155 in Malayalam sript:
ധനാദികേഷു വിദ്യന്തേ യേഽത്ര മൂര്ഖാഃ സുഖാശയാഃ ।
തപ്ത-ഗ്രീഷ്മേണ സേവന്തേ ശൈത്യാര്ഥം തേ ഹുതാശനമ് ॥ ൧൫൫ ॥

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 2.155 in Bengali sript:
ধনাদিকেষু বিদ্যন্তে যেঽত্র মূর্খাঃ সুখাশযাঃ ।
তপ্ত-গ্রীষ্মেণ সেবন্তে শৈত্যার্থং তে হুতাশনম্ ॥ ১৫৫ ॥

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 2.155 in Gujarati sript:
ધનાદિકેષુ વિદ્યન્તે યેઽત્ર મૂર્ખાઃ સુખાશયાઃ ।
તપ્ત-ગ્રીષ્મેણ સેવન્તે શૈત્યાર્થં તે હુતાશનમ્ ॥ ૧૫૫ ॥

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