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)

सुभाषित-मय-द्रव्य-सङ्ग्रहं न करोति यः ।
स तु प्रस्ताव-यज्ञेषु कां प्रदास्यति दक्षिणाम् ॥ १७१ ॥

subhāṣita-maya-dravya-saṅgrahaṃ na karoti yaḥ |
sa tu prastāva-yajñeṣu kāṃ pradāsyati dakṣiṇām || 171 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 2.171 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 (2.171). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Subhashita, Maya, Dravya, Sangraha, Karoti, Yah, Prastava, Yajna, Kam, Prada, Dakshina,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 2.171). 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: “subhāṣita-maya-dravya-saṅgrahaṃ na karoti yaḥ
  • subhāṣita -
  • subhāṣita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    subhāṣita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • maya -
  • maya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    may (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • dravya -
  • dravya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dravya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṅgraham -
  • saṅgraha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṅgraha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • karoti -
  • karoti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karoti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karoti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present active third single]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sa tu prastāva-yajñeṣu kāṃ pradāsyati dakṣiṇām
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • prastāva -
  • prastāva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yajñeṣu -
  • yajñeṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yajña (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • kām -
  • kām (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • pradā -
  • prada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pradā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asyati -
  • as (verb class 4)
    [present active third single]
  • dakṣiṇām -
  • dakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 2.171

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 2.171 in Telugu sript:
సుభాషిత-మయ-ద్రవ్య-సఙ్గ్రహం న కరోతి యః ।
స తు ప్రస్తావ-యజ్ఞేషు కాం ప్రదాస్యతి దక్షిణామ్ ॥ ౧౭౧ ॥

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 2.171 in Malayalam sript:
സുഭാഷിത-മയ-ദ്രവ്യ-സങ്ഗ്രഹം ന കരോതി യഃ ।
സ തു പ്രസ്താവ-യജ്ഞേഷു കാം പ്രദാസ്യതി ദക്ഷിണാമ് ॥ ൧൭൧ ॥

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 2.171 in Bengali sript:
সুভাষিত-ময-দ্রব্য-সঙ্গ্রহং ন করোতি যঃ ।
স তু প্রস্তাব-যজ্ঞেষু কাং প্রদাস্যতি দক্ষিণাম্ ॥ ১৭১ ॥

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 2.171 in Gujarati sript:
સુભાષિત-મય-દ્રવ્ય-સઙ્ગ્રહં ન કરોતિ યઃ ।
સ તુ પ્રસ્તાવ-યજ્ઞેષુ કાં પ્રદાસ્યતિ દક્ષિણામ્ ॥ ૧૭૧ ॥

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