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)

तत्र दावानलं दृष्ट्वा विवेश विरताशयः ।
निर्दग्ध-कल्मषो भूत्वा स्वर्ग-सौख्यम् अवाप्तवान् ॥ १८५ ॥

tatra dāvānalaṃ dṛṣṭvā viveśa viratāśayaḥ |
nirdagdha-kalmaṣo bhūtvā svarga-saukhyam avāptavān || 185 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 3.185 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 (3.185). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatra, Davanala, Viratashaya, Nirdagdha, Kalmasha, Svarga, Saukhya, Avaptavat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 3.185). 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: “tatra dāvānalaṃ dṛṣṭvā viveśa viratāśayaḥ
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • dāvānalam -
  • dāvānala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dāvānala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • viveśa -
  • viś (verb class 6)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    viś (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • viratāśayaḥ -
  • viratāśaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “nirdagdha-kalmaṣo bhūtvā svarga-saukhyam avāptavān
  • nirdagdha -
  • nirdagdha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nirdagdha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kalmaṣo* -
  • kalmaṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhūtvā -
  • bhū -> bhūtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhū]
  • svarga -
  • svarga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svarga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saukhyam -
  • saukhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • avāptavān -
  • avāptavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 3.185

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 3.185 in Telugu sript:
తత్ర దావానలం దృష్ట్వా వివేశ విరతాశయః ।
నిర్దగ్ధ-కల్మషో భూత్వా స్వర్గ-సౌఖ్యమ్ అవాప్తవాన్ ॥ ౧౮౫ ॥

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 3.185 in Malayalam sript:
തത്ര ദാവാനലം ദൃഷ്ട്വാ വിവേശ വിരതാശയഃ ।
നിര്ദഗ്ധ-കല്മഷോ ഭൂത്വാ സ്വര്ഗ-സൌഖ്യമ് അവാപ്തവാന് ॥ ൧൮൫ ॥

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 3.185 in Bengali sript:
তত্র দাবানলং দৃষ্ট্বা বিবেশ বিরতাশযঃ ।
নির্দগ্ধ-কল্মষো ভূত্বা স্বর্গ-সৌখ্যম্ অবাপ্তবান্ ॥ ১৮৫ ॥

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 3.185 in Gujarati sript:
તત્ર દાવાનલં દૃષ્ટ્વા વિવેશ વિરતાશયઃ ।
નિર્દગ્ધ-કલ્મષો ભૂત્વા સ્વર્ગ-સૌખ્યમ્ અવાપ્તવાન્ ॥ ૧૮૫ ॥

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