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)

प्राणवद् रक्षयेद् भृत्यान् स्वकायम् इव पोषयेत् ।
सदैक-दिवसस्यार्थे यत्र स्याद् रिपु-सङ्गमः ॥ १२४ ॥

prāṇavad rakṣayed bhṛtyān svakāyam iva poṣayet |
sadaika-divasasyārthe yatra syād ripu-saṅgamaḥ || 124 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 3.124 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 (3.124). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pranavat, Bhritya, Svakaya, Iva, Sada, Sad, Aika, Divasa, Artha, Yatra, Syat, Sya, Ripu, Sangama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 3.124). 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: “prāṇavad rakṣayed bhṛtyān svakāyam iva poṣayet
  • prāṇavad -
  • prāṇavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    prāṇavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • rakṣayed -
  • rakṣ (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • bhṛtyān -
  • bhṛtya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • svakāyam -
  • svakāya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svakāya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • poṣayet -
  • puṣ (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
    puṣ (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “sadaika-divasasyārthe yatra syād ripu-saṅgamaḥ
  • sadai -
  • sadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sad (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aika -
  • aika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • divasasyā -
  • divasa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • arthe -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • yatra -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • syād -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • ripu -
  • ripu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ripu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ripu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • saṅgamaḥ -
  • saṅgama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 3.124

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 3.124 in Telugu sript:
ప్రాణవద్ రక్షయేద్ భృత్యాన్ స్వకాయమ్ ఇవ పోషయేత్ ।
సదైక-దివసస్యార్థే యత్ర స్యాద్ రిపు-సఙ్గమః ॥ ౧౨౪ ॥

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 3.124 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രാണവദ് രക്ഷയേദ് ഭൃത്യാന് സ്വകായമ് ഇവ പോഷയേത് ।
സദൈക-ദിവസസ്യാര്ഥേ യത്ര സ്യാദ് രിപു-സങ്ഗമഃ ॥ ൧൨൪ ॥

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 3.124 in Bengali sript:
প্রাণবদ্ রক্ষযেদ্ ভৃত্যান্ স্বকাযম্ ইব পোষযেত্ ।
সদৈক-দিবসস্যার্থে যত্র স্যাদ্ রিপু-সঙ্গমঃ ॥ ১২৪ ॥

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 3.124 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રાણવદ્ રક્ષયેદ્ ભૃત્યાન્ સ્વકાયમ્ ઇવ પોષયેત્ ।
સદૈક-દિવસસ્યાર્થે યત્ર સ્યાદ્ રિપુ-સઙ્ગમઃ ॥ ૧૨૪ ॥

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