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)

सङ्गतिः श्रेयसी पुंसां स्व-पक्षे च विशेषतः ।
तुषैर् अपि परिभ्रष्टा न प्ररोहन्ति तण्डुलाः ॥ ५७ ॥

saṅgatiḥ śreyasī puṃsāṃ sva-pakṣe ca viśeṣataḥ |
tuṣair api paribhraṣṭā na prarohanti taṇḍulāḥ || 57 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 3.57 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 (3.57). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sangati, Shreyas, Shreyasi, Pums, Sva, Svan, Paksha, Pakshi, Visheshatah, Visheshatas, Tusha, Api, Paribhrashta, Pra, Rohanti, Rohat, Tandula,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 3.57). 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: “saṅgatiḥ śreyasī puṃsāṃ sva-pakṣe ca viśeṣataḥ
  • saṅgatiḥ -
  • saṅgati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śreyasī -
  • śreyasī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śreyas (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • puṃsām -
  • puṃs (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • sva -
  • sva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • pakṣe -
  • pakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pakṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pakṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pakṣi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    pakṣ (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viśeṣataḥ -
  • viśeṣataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    viśeṣatas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “tuṣair api paribhraṣṭā na prarohanti taṇḍulāḥ
  • tuṣair -
  • tuṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • paribhraṣṭā* -
  • paribhraṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    paribhraṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • rohanti -
  • rohantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    rohat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    ruh -> rohat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √ruh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ruh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ruh class 1 verb]
    ruh -> rohantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √ruh class 1 verb]
    ruh (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • taṇḍulāḥ -
  • taṇḍula (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    taṇḍulā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 3.57

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 3.57 in Telugu sript:
సఙ్గతిః శ్రేయసీ పుంసాం స్వ-పక్షే చ విశేషతః ।
తుషైర్ అపి పరిభ్రష్టా న ప్రరోహన్తి తణ్డులాః ॥ ౫౭ ॥

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 3.57 in Malayalam sript:
സങ്ഗതിഃ ശ്രേയസീ പുംസാം സ്വ-പക്ഷേ ച വിശേഷതഃ ।
തുഷൈര് അപി പരിഭ്രഷ്ടാ ന പ്രരോഹന്തി തണ്ഡുലാഃ ॥ ൫൭ ॥

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 3.57 in Bengali sript:
সঙ্গতিঃ শ্রেযসী পুংসাং স্ব-পক্ষে চ বিশেষতঃ ।
তুষৈর্ অপি পরিভ্রষ্টা ন প্ররোহন্তি তণ্ডুলাঃ ॥ ৫৭ ॥

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 3.57 in Gujarati sript:
સઙ્ગતિઃ શ્રેયસી પુંસાં સ્વ-પક્ષે ચ વિશેષતઃ ।
તુષૈર્ અપિ પરિભ્રષ્ટા ન પ્રરોહન્તિ તણ્ડુલાઃ ॥ ૫૭ ॥

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