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)

महत्त्वम् एतन् महतां नयालङ्कार-धारिणाम् ।
न मुञ्चन्ति यद् आरब्धं कृच्छ्रेऽपि व्यसनोदये ॥ २४३ ॥

mahattvam etan mahatāṃ nayālaṅkāra-dhāriṇām |
na muñcanti yad ārabdhaṃ kṛcchre'pi vyasanodaye || 243 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 3.243 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 (3.243). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mahattva, Etad, Mahat, Mahata, Naya, Alankara, Dharin, Muncat, Muncanti, Yat, Yad, Arabdha, Kricchra, Api, Vyasanodaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 3.243). 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: “mahattvam etan mahatāṃ nayālaṅkāra-dhāriṇām
  • mahattvam -
  • mahattva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • etan -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mahatām -
  • mahat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    mahat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    mahatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    mah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third dual]
  • nayā -
  • naya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    naya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    nayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nay (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • alaṅkāra -
  • alaṅkāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    alaṅkāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhāriṇām -
  • dhārin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    dhārin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “na muñcanti yad ārabdhaṃ kṛcchre'pi vyasanodaye
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • muñcanti -
  • muc -> muñcat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √muc class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √muc class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √muc class 6 verb]
    muc -> muñcantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √muc class 6 verb]
    muñc -> muñcat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √muñc class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √muñc class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √muñc class 1 verb]
    muñc -> muñcantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √muñc class 1 verb]
    muc (verb class 6)
    [present active third plural]
    muñc (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • yad -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ārabdham -
  • ārabdha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ārabdha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ārabdhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kṛcchre' -
  • kṛcchra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kṛcchra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṛcchrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • vyasanodaye -
  • vyasanodaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vyasanodaya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vyasanodayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 3.243

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 3.243 in Telugu sript:
మహత్త్వమ్ ఏతన్ మహతాం నయాలఙ్కార-ధారిణామ్ ।
న ముఞ్చన్తి యద్ ఆరబ్ధం కృచ్ఛ్రేఽపి వ్యసనోదయే ॥ ౨౪౩ ॥

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 3.243 in Malayalam sript:
മഹത്ത്വമ് ഏതന് മഹതാം നയാലങ്കാര-ധാരിണാമ് ।
ന മുഞ്ചന്തി യദ് ആരബ്ധം കൃച്ഛ്രേഽപി വ്യസനോദയേ ॥ ൨൪൩ ॥

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 3.243 in Bengali sript:
মহত্ত্বম্ এতন্ মহতাং নযালঙ্কার-ধারিণাম্ ।
ন মুঞ্চন্তি যদ্ আরব্ধং কৃচ্ছ্রেঽপি ব্যসনোদযে ॥ ২৪৩ ॥

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 3.243 in Gujarati sript:
મહત્ત્વમ્ એતન્ મહતાં નયાલઙ્કાર-ધારિણામ્ ।
ન મુઞ્ચન્તિ યદ્ આરબ્ધં કૃચ્છ્રેઽપિ વ્યસનોદયે ॥ ૨૪૩ ॥

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