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)

अपि मन्दत्वम् आपन्नो नष्टो वापीष्ट-दर्शनात् ।
प्रायेण प्राणिनां भूयो दुःखावेगो ऽधिको भवेत् ॥ १७४ ॥

api mandatvam āpanno naṣṭo vāpīṣṭa-darśanāt |
prāyeṇa prāṇināṃ bhūyo duḥkhāvego 'dhiko bhavet || 174 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 2.174 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 (2.174). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Api, Mandatva, Apanna, Nashta, Vapi, Darshana, Prayena, Praya, Pranin, Bhuyah, Bhuyas, Duhkha, Avega, Adhika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 2.174). 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: “api mandatvam āpanno naṣṭo vāpīṣṭa-darśanāt
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • mandatvam -
  • mandatva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • āpanno* -
  • āpanna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • naṣṭo* -
  • naṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √naś class 1 verb], [nominative single from √naś class 4 verb]
    naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √naś class 1 verb]
  • vāpīṣ -
  • vāpi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
    vāpī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ṭa -
  • ṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • darśanāt -
  • darśana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    darśana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “prāyeṇa prāṇināṃ bhūyo duḥkhāvego 'dhiko bhavet
  • prāyeṇa -
  • prāyeṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    prāya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • prāṇinām -
  • prāṇin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    prāṇin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • bhūyo* -
  • bhūyaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhūyas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • duḥkhā -
  • duḥkha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    duḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    duḥkhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • avego' -
  • avega (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhiko* -
  • adhika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 2.174

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 2.174 in Telugu sript:
అపి మన్దత్వమ్ ఆపన్నో నష్టో వాపీష్ట-దర్శనాత్ ।
ప్రాయేణ ప్రాణినాం భూయో దుఃఖావేగో ఽధికో భవేత్ ॥ ౧౭౪ ॥

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 2.174 in Malayalam sript:
അപി മന്ദത്വമ് ആപന്നോ നഷ്ടോ വാപീഷ്ട-ദര്ശനാത് ।
പ്രായേണ പ്രാണിനാം ഭൂയോ ദുഃഖാവേഗോ ഽധികോ ഭവേത് ॥ ൧൭൪ ॥

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 2.174 in Bengali sript:
অপি মন্দত্বম্ আপন্নো নষ্টো বাপীষ্ট-দর্শনাত্ ।
প্রাযেণ প্রাণিনাং ভূযো দুঃখাবেগো ঽধিকো ভবেত্ ॥ ১৭৪ ॥

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 2.174 in Gujarati sript:
અપિ મન્દત્વમ્ આપન્નો નષ્ટો વાપીષ્ટ-દર્શનાત્ ।
પ્રાયેણ પ્રાણિનાં ભૂયો દુઃખાવેગો ઽધિકો ભવેત્ ॥ ૧૭૪ ॥

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