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)

बहुधा बहुभिः सार्धं चिन्तिताः सुनिरूपिताः ।
कथञ्चिन् न विलीयन्ते विद्वद्भिश् चिन्तिता नयाः ॥ ७६ ॥

bahudhā bahubhiḥ sārdhaṃ cintitāḥ sunirūpitāḥ |
kathañcin na vilīyante vidvadbhiś cintitā nayāḥ || 76 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 3.76 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 (3.76). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bahudha, Bahu, Sardham, Sardha, Cintita, Sunirupita, Katham, Katha, Cit, Vidvas, Naya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 3.76). 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: “bahudhā bahubhiḥ sārdhaṃ cintitāḥ sunirūpitāḥ
  • bahudhā -
  • bahudhā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bahubhiḥ -
  • bahu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bahu (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sārdham -
  • sārdham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sārdha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sārdha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sārdhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cintitāḥ -
  • cintita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    cintitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sunirūpitāḥ -
  • sunirūpita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sunirūpitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “kathañcin na vilīyante vidvadbhiś cintitā nayāḥ
  • kathañ -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cin -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vi -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • līyante -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present passive third plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [present middle third plural], [present passive third plural]
    (verb class 9)
    [present passive third plural]
  • vidvadbhiś -
  • vidvas (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vidvas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    vid -> vidvas (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √vid class 2 verb]
    vid -> vidvas (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √vid class 2 verb]
  • cintitā* -
  • cintita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    cintitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nayāḥ -
  • naya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nayā (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 3.76

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 3.76 in Telugu sript:
బహుధా బహుభిః సార్ధం చిన్తితాః సునిరూపితాః ।
కథఞ్చిన్ న విలీయన్తే విద్వద్భిశ్ చిన్తితా నయాః ॥ ౭౬ ॥

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 3.76 in Malayalam sript:
ബഹുധാ ബഹുഭിഃ സാര്ധം ചിന്തിതാഃ സുനിരൂപിതാഃ ।
കഥഞ്ചിന് ന വിലീയന്തേ വിദ്വദ്ഭിശ് ചിന്തിതാ നയാഃ ॥ ൭൬ ॥

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 3.76 in Bengali sript:
বহুধা বহুভিঃ সার্ধং চিন্তিতাঃ সুনিরূপিতাঃ ।
কথঞ্চিন্ ন বিলীযন্তে বিদ্বদ্ভিশ্ চিন্তিতা নযাঃ ॥ ৭৬ ॥

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 3.76 in Gujarati sript:
બહુધા બહુભિઃ સાર્ધં ચિન્તિતાઃ સુનિરૂપિતાઃ ।
કથઞ્ચિન્ ન વિલીયન્તે વિદ્વદ્ભિશ્ ચિન્તિતા નયાઃ ॥ ૭૬ ॥

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