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)

द्वाव् उपायाव् इह प्रोक्तौ विमुक्तौ शत्रु-दर्शने ।
हस्तयोश् चालनाद् एको द्वितीयः पाद-वेग-जः ॥ १६९ ॥

dvāv upāyāv iha proktau vimuktau śatru-darśane |
hastayoś cālanād eko dvitīyaḥ pāda-vega-jaḥ || 169 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 2.169 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 (2.169). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iha, Prokta, Vimukta, Vimukti, Darshana, Hasta, Calana, Eka, Dvitiya, Pada, Vega,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 2.169). 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: “dvāv upāyāv iha proktau vimuktau śatru-darśane
  • Cannot analyse dvāv*up
  • Cannot analyse upāyāv*ih
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • proktau -
  • prokta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vimuktau -
  • vimukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vimukti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • śatru -
  • śatru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • darśane -
  • darśana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    darśana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    darśanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “hastayoś cālanād eko dvitīyaḥ pāda-vega-jaḥ
  • hastayoś -
  • hasta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    hasta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    hastā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • cālanād -
  • cālana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • eko* -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dvitīyaḥ -
  • dvitīya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pāda -
  • pāda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vega -
  • vega (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jaḥ -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 2.169

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 2.169 in Telugu sript:
ద్వావ్ ఉపాయావ్ ఇహ ప్రోక్తౌ విముక్తౌ శత్రు-దర్శనే ।
హస్తయోశ్ చాలనాద్ ఏకో ద్వితీయః పాద-వేగ-జః ॥ ౧౬౯ ॥

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 2.169 in Malayalam sript:
ദ്വാവ് ഉപായാവ് ഇഹ പ്രോക്തൌ വിമുക്തൌ ശത്രു-ദര്ശനേ ।
ഹസ്തയോശ് ചാലനാദ് ഏകോ ദ്വിതീയഃ പാദ-വേഗ-ജഃ ॥ ൧൬൯ ॥

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 2.169 in Bengali sript:
দ্বাব্ উপাযাব্ ইহ প্রোক্তৌ বিমুক্তৌ শত্রু-দর্শনে ।
হস্তযোশ্ চালনাদ্ একো দ্বিতীযঃ পাদ-বেগ-জঃ ॥ ১৬৯ ॥

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 2.169 in Gujarati sript:
દ્વાવ્ ઉપાયાવ્ ઇહ પ્રોક્તૌ વિમુક્તૌ શત્રુ-દર્શને ।
હસ્તયોશ્ ચાલનાદ્ એકો દ્વિતીયઃ પાદ-વેગ-જઃ ॥ ૧૬૯ ॥

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