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)

सन्तो ऽप्य् अर्था विनश्यन्ति देश-काल-विरोधिनः ।
अप्राज्ञान् मन्त्रिणः प्राप्य तमः सूर्योदये यथा ॥ १९८ ॥

santo 'py arthā vinaśyanti deśa-kāla-virodhinaḥ |
aprājñān mantriṇaḥ prāpya tamaḥ sūryodaye yathā || 198 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 3.198 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 (3.198). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Artha, Vina, Shyat, Shyanti, Desha, Kala, Virodhin, Aprajna, Mantrin, Mantri, Prapya, Tama, Tamas, Suryodaya, Yatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 3.198). 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: “santo 'py arthā vinaśyanti deśa-kāla-virodhinaḥ
  • Cannot analyse santo'py*ar
  • arthā* -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vina -
  • vina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vina (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śyanti -
  • śā -> śyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √śā class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śā class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √śā class 4 verb]
    śā -> śyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √śā class 4 verb]
    śā (verb class 4)
    [present active third plural]
  • deśa -
  • deśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāla -
  • kāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • virodhinaḥ -
  • virodhin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    virodhin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “aprājñān mantriṇaḥ prāpya tamaḥ sūryodaye yathā
  • aprājñān -
  • aprājña (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
    aprājña (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • mantriṇaḥ -
  • mantrin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    mantrin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    mantrī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • prāpya -
  • prāpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tamaḥ -
  • tamas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sūryodaye -
  • sūryodaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 3.198

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 3.198 in Telugu sript:
సన్తో ఽప్య్ అర్థా వినశ్యన్తి దేశ-కాల-విరోధినః ।
అప్రాజ్ఞాన్ మన్త్రిణః ప్రాప్య తమః సూర్యోదయే యథా ॥ ౧౯౮ ॥

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 3.198 in Malayalam sript:
സന്തോ ഽപ്യ് അര്ഥാ വിനശ്യന്തി ദേശ-കാല-വിരോധിനഃ ।
അപ്രാജ്ഞാന് മന്ത്രിണഃ പ്രാപ്യ തമഃ സൂര്യോദയേ യഥാ ॥ ൧൯൮ ॥

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 3.198 in Bengali sript:
সন্তো ঽপ্য্ অর্থা বিনশ্যন্তি দেশ-কাল-বিরোধিনঃ ।
অপ্রাজ্ঞান্ মন্ত্রিণঃ প্রাপ্য তমঃ সূর্যোদযে যথা ॥ ১৯৮ ॥

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 3.198 in Gujarati sript:
સન્તો ઽપ્ય્ અર્થા વિનશ્યન્તિ દેશ-કાલ-વિરોધિનઃ ।
અપ્રાજ્ઞાન્ મન્ત્રિણઃ પ્રાપ્ય તમઃ સૂર્યોદયે યથા ॥ ૧૯૮ ॥

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