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)

तिष्ठेन् मध्य-गतो नित्यं युद्धाय कृत-निश्चयः ।
जीवन् सम्प्राप्त्स्यति राज्यं मृतो वा स्वर्गम् एष्यति ॥ ५१ ॥ (युग्मकम्)

tiṣṭhen madhya-gato nityaṃ yuddhāya kṛta-niścayaḥ |
jīvan samprāptsyati rājyaṃ mṛto vā svargam eṣyati || 51 || (yugmakam)

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 3.51 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 (3.51). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Madhya, Gat, Gata, Nityam, Nitya, Yuddha, Krita, Nishcaya, Jivat, Jivan, Rajya, Mrita, Svarga, Eshyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 3.51). 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: “tiṣṭhen madhya-gato nityaṃ yuddhāya kṛta-niścayaḥ
  • tiṣṭhen -
  • sthā (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • madhya -
  • madhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    madhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gato* -
  • gat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yuddhāya -
  • yuddha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    yuddha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [dative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [dative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • kṛta -
  • kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [injunctive middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural], [injunctive middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [injunctive middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [injunctive middle third single]
  • niścayaḥ -
  • niścaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “jīvan samprāptsyati rājyaṃ mṛto svargam eṣyati || 51 |
  • jīvan -
  • jīvat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    jīv -> jīvat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīvan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse samprāptsyati*rā
  • rājyam -
  • rājya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rājya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rājyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rāj], [accusative single from √rāj]
  • mṛto* -
  • mṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • svargam -
  • svarga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svarga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    svargā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • eṣyati -
  • eṣyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    eṣyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    i -> eṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> eṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [future active third single]
  • Cannot analyse 51

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 3.51

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 3.51 in Telugu sript:
తిష్ఠేన్ మధ్య-గతో నిత్యం యుద్ధాయ కృత-నిశ్చయః ।
జీవన్ సమ్ప్రాప్త్స్యతి రాజ్యం మృతో వా స్వర్గమ్ ఏష్యతి ॥ ౫౧ ॥ (యుగ్మకమ్)

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 3.51 in Malayalam sript:
തിഷ്ഠേന് മധ്യ-ഗതോ നിത്യം യുദ്ധായ കൃത-നിശ്ചയഃ ।
ജീവന് സമ്പ്രാപ്ത്സ്യതി രാജ്യം മൃതോ വാ സ്വര്ഗമ് ഏഷ്യതി ॥ ൫൧ ॥ (യുഗ്മകമ്)

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 3.51 in Bengali sript:
তিষ্ঠেন্ মধ্য-গতো নিত্যং যুদ্ধায কৃত-নিশ্চযঃ ।
জীবন্ সম্প্রাপ্ত্স্যতি রাজ্যং মৃতো বা স্বর্গম্ এষ্যতি ॥ ৫১ ॥ (যুগ্মকম্)

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 3.51 in Gujarati sript:
તિષ્ઠેન્ મધ્ય-ગતો નિત્યં યુદ્ધાય કૃત-નિશ્ચયઃ ।
જીવન્ સમ્પ્રાપ્ત્સ્યતિ રાજ્યં મૃતો વા સ્વર્ગમ્ એષ્યતિ ॥ ૫૧ ॥ (યુગ્મકમ્)

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