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)

निरोधाच् चेतसो ऽक्षाणि निरुद्धान्य् अखिलान्य् अपि ।
आच्छादिते रवौ मेघैः सञ्छन्नाः स्युर् गभस्तयः ॥ १५९ ॥

nirodhāc cetaso 'kṣāṇi niruddhāny akhilāny api |
ācchādite ravau meghaiḥ sañchannāḥ syur gabhastayaḥ || 159 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 2.159 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 (2.159). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nirodha, Cetas, Cetasa, Aksha, Akshan, Akshani, Api, Acchadita, Rava, Ravi, Megha, Sanchanna, Gabhasti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 2.159). 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: “nirodhāc cetaso 'kṣāṇi niruddhāny akhilāny api
  • nirodhāc -
  • nirodha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • cetaso' -
  • cetas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    cetasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • akṣāṇi -
  • akṣāṇi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    akṣāṇi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    akṣāṇi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    akṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    akṣan (noun, neuter)
    [accusative plural]
    akṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first single]
  • Cannot analyse niruddhāny*ak
  • Cannot analyse akhilāny*ap
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • Line 2: “ācchādite ravau meghaiḥ sañchannāḥ syur gabhastayaḥ
  • ācchādite -
  • ācchādita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ācchādita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ācchāditā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ravau -
  • rava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ravi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • meghaiḥ -
  • megha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    megha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sañchannāḥ -
  • sañchanna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sañchannā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • syur -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third plural]
  • gabhastayaḥ -
  • gabhasti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gabhasti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 2.159

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 2.159 in Telugu sript:
నిరోధాచ్ చేతసో ఽక్షాణి నిరుద్ధాన్య్ అఖిలాన్య్ అపి ।
ఆచ్ఛాదితే రవౌ మేఘైః సఞ్ఛన్నాః స్యుర్ గభస్తయః ॥ ౧౫౯ ॥

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 2.159 in Malayalam sript:
നിരോധാച് ചേതസോ ഽക്ഷാണി നിരുദ്ധാന്യ് അഖിലാന്യ് അപി ।
ആച്ഛാദിതേ രവൌ മേഘൈഃ സഞ്ഛന്നാഃ സ്യുര് ഗഭസ്തയഃ ॥ ൧൫൯ ॥

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 2.159 in Bengali sript:
নিরোধাচ্ চেতসো ঽক্ষাণি নিরুদ্ধান্য্ অখিলান্য্ অপি ।
আচ্ছাদিতে রবৌ মেঘৈঃ সঞ্ছন্নাঃ স্যুর্ গভস্তযঃ ॥ ১৫৯ ॥

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 2.159 in Gujarati sript:
નિરોધાચ્ ચેતસો ઽક્ષાણિ નિરુદ્ધાન્ય્ અખિલાન્ય્ અપિ ।
આચ્છાદિતે રવૌ મેઘૈઃ સઞ્છન્નાઃ સ્યુર્ ગભસ્તયઃ ॥ ૧૫૯ ॥

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