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)

तस्य तद्-वचनं श्रुत्वा प्रत्युवाच विहङ्गमम् ।
कपोत खलु शीतं मे हिम-त्राणं विधीयताम् ॥ १६० ॥

tasya tad-vacanaṃ śrutvā pratyuvāca vihaṅgamam |
kapota khalu śītaṃ me hima-trāṇaṃ vidhīyatām || 160 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 3.160 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 (3.160). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Tat, Vacana, Prati, Vihangama, Kapota, Khalu, Shita, Asmad, Hima, Trana, Vidh, Vidhi, Iyat, Iyata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 3.160). 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: “tasya tad-vacanaṃ śrutvā pratyuvāca vihaṅgamam
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vacanam -
  • vacana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vacana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vacanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • pratyu -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    prati (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • vihaṅgamam -
  • vihaṅgama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vihaṅgama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vihaṅgamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “kapota khalu śītaṃ me hima-trāṇaṃ vidhīyatām
  • kapota -
  • kapota (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • khalu -
  • khalu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    khalu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    khalu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    khalu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śītam -
  • śīta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śīta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śītā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śi -> śīta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śi class 3 verb], [accusative single from √śi class 5 verb]
    śi -> śīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śi class 3 verb], [accusative single from √śi class 3 verb], [nominative single from √śi class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śi class 5 verb]
    śī -> śīta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śī class 4 verb]
    śī -> śīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śī class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śī class 4 verb]
    śyā -> śīta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śyā class 1 verb]
    śyā -> śīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śyā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śyā class 1 verb]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • hima -
  • hima (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hima (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • trāṇam -
  • trāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    trāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    trāṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vidhī -
  • vidhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vidhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    vidhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vidhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vidh (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vidh (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • iyatām -
  • iyat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    iyat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    iyatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 3.160

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 3.160 in Telugu sript:
తస్య తద్-వచనం శ్రుత్వా ప్రత్యువాచ విహఙ్గమమ్ ।
కపోత ఖలు శీతం మే హిమ-త్రాణం విధీయతామ్ ॥ ౧౬౦ ॥

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 3.160 in Malayalam sript:
തസ്യ തദ്-വചനം ശ്രുത്വാ പ്രത്യുവാച വിഹങ്ഗമമ് ।
കപോത ഖലു ശീതം മേ ഹിമ-ത്രാണം വിധീയതാമ് ॥ ൧൬൦ ॥

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 3.160 in Bengali sript:
তস্য তদ্-বচনং শ্রুত্বা প্রত্যুবাচ বিহঙ্গমম্ ।
কপোত খলু শীতং মে হিম-ত্রাণং বিধীযতাম্ ॥ ১৬০ ॥

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 3.160 in Gujarati sript:
તસ્ય તદ્-વચનં શ્રુત્વા પ્રત્યુવાચ વિહઙ્ગમમ્ ।
કપોત ખલુ શીતં મે હિમ-ત્રાણં વિધીયતામ્ ॥ ૧૬૦ ॥

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