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)

आगतं विग्रहं विद्वान् उपायैः प्रशमं नयेत् ।
विजयस्य ह्य् अनित्यत्वाद् रभसेन न सम्पतेत् ॥ २१ ॥

āgataṃ vigrahaṃ vidvān upāyaiḥ praśamaṃ nayet |
vijayasya hy anityatvād rabhasena na sampatet || 21 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 3.21 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 (3.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Agata, Vigraha, Vidvas, Upaya, Prashama, Vijaya, Anityatva, Rabhasena, Rabhasa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 3.21). 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: “āgataṃ vigrahaṃ vidvān upāyaiḥ praśamaṃ nayet
  • āgatam -
  • āgata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āgata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āgatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ag (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second dual]
  • vigraham -
  • vigraha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vigraha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vigrahā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vidvān -
  • vidvas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vid -> vidvas (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vid class 2 verb]
  • upāyaiḥ -
  • upāya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • praśamam -
  • praśama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • nayet -
  • nay (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
    (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “vijayasya hy anityatvād rabhasena na sampatet
  • vijayasya -
  • vijaya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    vijaya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • Cannot analyse hy*an
  • anityatvād -
  • anityatva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • rabhasena -
  • rabhasena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    rabhasa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rabhasa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sam -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sam (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • patet -
  • pat (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 3.21

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 3.21 in Telugu sript:
ఆగతం విగ్రహం విద్వాన్ ఉపాయైః ప్రశమం నయేత్ ।
విజయస్య హ్య్ అనిత్యత్వాద్ రభసేన న సమ్పతేత్ ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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 3.21 in Malayalam sript:
ആഗതം വിഗ്രഹം വിദ്വാന് ഉപായൈഃ പ്രശമം നയേത് ।
വിജയസ്യ ഹ്യ് അനിത്യത്വാദ് രഭസേന ന സമ്പതേത് ॥ ൨൧ ॥

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 3.21 in Bengali sript:
আগতং বিগ্রহং বিদ্বান্ উপাযৈঃ প্রশমং নযেত্ ।
বিজযস্য হ্য্ অনিত্যত্বাদ্ রভসেন ন সম্পতেত্ ॥ ২১ ॥

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 3.21 in Gujarati sript:
આગતં વિગ્રહં વિદ્વાન્ ઉપાયૈઃ પ્રશમં નયેત્ ।
વિજયસ્ય હ્ય્ અનિત્યત્વાદ્ રભસેન ન સમ્પતેત્ ॥ ૨૧ ॥

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