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)

मुञ्च मुञ्च पतत्य् एको मा मुञ्चेति द्वितीयकः ।
उभयोः पतनं दृष्ट्वा मौनं सर्वार्थ-साधनम् ॥ २०५ ॥

muñca muñca pataty eko mā muñceti dvitīyakaḥ |
ubhayoḥ patanaṃ dṛṣṭvā maunaṃ sarvārtha-sādhanam || 205 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 3.205 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 (3.205). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Eka, Mas, Iti, Dvitiyaka, Ubha, Patana, Mauna, Sarvartha, Sadhana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 3.205). 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: “muñca muñca pataty eko muñceti dvitīyakaḥ
  • muñca -
  • muc (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
    muñc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • muñca -
  • muc (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
    muñc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Cannot analyse pataty*ek
  • eko* -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mā* -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mās (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • muñce -
  • muc (verb class 6)
    [present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
    muñc (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • dvitīyakaḥ -
  • dvitīyaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ubhayoḥ patanaṃ dṛṣṭvā maunaṃ sarvārtha-sādhanam
  • ubhayoḥ -
  • ubha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    ubha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    ubhā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • patanam -
  • patana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    patana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    patanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • maunam -
  • mauna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mauna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sarvārtha -
  • sarvārtha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarvārtha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sādhanam -
  • sādhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sādhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sādhanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 3.205

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 3.205 in Telugu sript:
ముఞ్చ ముఞ్చ పతత్య్ ఏకో మా ముఞ్చేతి ద్వితీయకః ।
ఉభయోః పతనం దృష్ట్వా మౌనం సర్వార్థ-సాధనమ్ ॥ ౨౦౫ ॥

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 3.205 in Malayalam sript:
മുഞ്ച മുഞ്ച പതത്യ് ഏകോ മാ മുഞ്ചേതി ദ്വിതീയകഃ ।
ഉഭയോഃ പതനം ദൃഷ്ട്വാ മൌനം സര്വാര്ഥ-സാധനമ് ॥ ൨൦൫ ॥

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 3.205 in Bengali sript:
মুঞ্চ মুঞ্চ পতত্য্ একো মা মুঞ্চেতি দ্বিতীযকঃ ।
উভযোঃ পতনং দৃষ্ট্বা মৌনং সর্বার্থ-সাধনম্ ॥ ২০৫ ॥

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 3.205 in Gujarati sript:
મુઞ્ચ મુઞ્ચ પતત્ય્ એકો મા મુઞ્ચેતિ દ્વિતીયકઃ ।
ઉભયોઃ પતનં દૃષ્ટ્વા મૌનં સર્વાર્થ-સાધનમ્ ॥ ૨૦૫ ॥

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