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)

साकारो निःस्पृहो वाग्मी नाना-शास्त्र-विचक्षणः ।
पर-चित्तावगन्ता च राज्ञो दूतः स इष्यते ॥ ८७ ॥

sākāro niḥspṛho vāgmī nānā-śāstra-vicakṣaṇaḥ |
para-cittāvagantā ca rājño dūtaḥ sa iṣyate || 87 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 3.87 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 (3.87). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sakara, Nihspriha, Vagmin, Vagmi, Nana, Shastra, Vicakshana, Para, Citta, Citti, Agantri, Rajan, Duta, Sah, Ishyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 3.87). 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: “sākāro niḥspṛho vāgmī nānā-śāstra-vicakṣaṇaḥ
  • sākāro* -
  • sākāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • niḥspṛho* -
  • niḥspṛha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vāgmī -
  • vāgmī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    vāgmī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    vāgmin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nānā -
  • nānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śāstra -
  • śāstra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vicakṣaṇaḥ -
  • vicakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “para-cittāvagantā ca rājño dūtaḥ sa iṣyate
  • para -
  • para (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • cittāva -
  • citta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    citti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • agantā -
  • agantṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    agantṛ (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rājño* -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • dūtaḥ -
  • dūta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa* -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iṣyate -
  • iṣ -> iṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √iṣ class 4 verb]
    iṣ -> iṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √iṣ class 4 verb]
    iṣ (verb class 6)
    [present passive third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    iṣ (verb class 4)
    [present passive third single]
    iṣ (verb class 0)
    [present passive third single]
    iṣ (verb class 0)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 3.87

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 3.87 in Telugu sript:
సాకారో నిఃస్పృహో వాగ్మీ నానా-శాస్త్ర-విచక్షణః ।
పర-చిత్తావగన్తా చ రాజ్ఞో దూతః స ఇష్యతే ॥ ౮౭ ॥

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 3.87 in Malayalam sript:
സാകാരോ നിഃസ്പൃഹോ വാഗ്മീ നാനാ-ശാസ്ത്ര-വിചക്ഷണഃ ।
പര-ചിത്താവഗന്താ ച രാജ്ഞോ ദൂതഃ സ ഇഷ്യതേ ॥ ൮൭ ॥

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 3.87 in Bengali sript:
সাকারো নিঃস্পৃহো বাগ্মী নানা-শাস্ত্র-বিচক্ষণঃ ।
পর-চিত্তাবগন্তা চ রাজ্ঞো দূতঃ স ইষ্যতে ॥ ৮৭ ॥

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 3.87 in Gujarati sript:
સાકારો નિઃસ્પૃહો વાગ્મી નાના-શાસ્ત્ર-વિચક્ષણઃ ।
પર-ચિત્તાવગન્તા ચ રાજ્ઞો દૂતઃ સ ઇષ્યતે ॥ ૮૭ ॥

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