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)

कश्चिद् क्षुद्र-समाचारः प्राणिनां काल-सन्निभः ।
विचचार महारण्ये घोरः शकुनि-लुब्धकः ॥ १३५ ॥

kaścid kṣudra-samācāraḥ prāṇināṃ kāla-sannibhaḥ |
vicacāra mahāraṇye ghoraḥ śakuni-lubdhakaḥ || 135 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 3.135 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 (3.135). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kah, Kshudra, Samacara, Pranin, Kala, Sannibha, Maharanya, Ghora, Shakuni, Lubdhaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 3.135). 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: “kaścid kṣudra-samācāraḥ prāṇināṃ kāla-sannibhaḥ
  • kaś -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cid -
  • kṣudra -
  • kṣudra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣudra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samācāraḥ -
  • samācāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prāṇinām -
  • prāṇin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    prāṇin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • kāla -
  • kāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sannibhaḥ -
  • sannibha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “vicacāra mahāraṇye ghoraḥ śakuni-lubdhakaḥ
  • 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]
  • cacāra -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • mahāraṇye -
  • mahāraṇya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • ghoraḥ -
  • ghora (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śakuni -
  • śakuni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śakunī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • lubdhakaḥ -
  • lubdhaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 3.135

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 3.135 in Telugu sript:
కశ్చిద్ క్షుద్ర-సమాచారః ప్రాణినాం కాల-సన్నిభః ।
విచచార మహారణ్యే ఘోరః శకుని-లుబ్ధకః ॥ ౧౩౫ ॥

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 3.135 in Malayalam sript:
കശ്ചിദ് ക്ഷുദ്ര-സമാചാരഃ പ്രാണിനാം കാല-സന്നിഭഃ ।
വിചചാര മഹാരണ്യേ ഘോരഃ ശകുനി-ലുബ്ധകഃ ॥ ൧൩൫ ॥

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 3.135 in Bengali sript:
কশ্চিদ্ ক্ষুদ্র-সমাচারঃ প্রাণিনাং কাল-সন্নিভঃ ।
বিচচার মহারণ্যে ঘোরঃ শকুনি-লুব্ধকঃ ॥ ১৩৫ ॥

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 3.135 in Gujarati sript:
કશ્ચિદ્ ક્ષુદ્ર-સમાચારઃ પ્રાણિનાં કાલ-સન્નિભઃ ।
વિચચાર મહારણ્યે ઘોરઃ શકુનિ-લુબ્ધકઃ ॥ ૧૩૫ ॥

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