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)

समुत्पन्नेषु कार्येषु बुद्धिर् यस्य न हीयते ।
स एव दुर्गं तरति जलस्थो वानरो यथा ॥ १ ॥

samutpanneṣu kāryeṣu buddhir yasya na hīyate |
sa eva durgaṃ tarati jalastho vānaro yathā || 1 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 4.1 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 (4.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Samutpanna, Karya, Buddhi, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Sah, Eva, Durga, Tarat, Jalastha, Vanara, Yatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 4.1). 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: “samutpanneṣu kāryeṣu buddhir yasya na hīyate
  • samutpanneṣu -
  • samutpanna (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    samutpanna (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • kāryeṣu -
  • kārya (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    kārya (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [locative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [locative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [locative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [locative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [locative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [locative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [locative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [locative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • buddhir -
  • buddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • yasya -
  • yasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yas -> yasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yas]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    yas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hīyate -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
    hi (verb class 5)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 2: “sa eva durgaṃ tarati jalastho vānaro yathā
  • sa* -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • durgam -
  • durga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    durga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    durgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tarati -
  • tṝ -> tarat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √tṝ class 1 verb]
    tṝ -> tarat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √tṝ class 1 verb]
    tṝ (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • jalastho* -
  • jalastha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vānaro* -
  • vānara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative 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 4.1

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 4.1 in Telugu sript:
సముత్పన్నేషు కార్యేషు బుద్ధిర్ యస్య న హీయతే ।
స ఏవ దుర్గం తరతి జలస్థో వానరో యథా ॥ ౧ ॥

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 4.1 in Malayalam sript:
സമുത്പന്നേഷു കാര്യേഷു ബുദ്ധിര് യസ്യ ന ഹീയതേ ।
സ ഏവ ദുര്ഗം തരതി ജലസ്ഥോ വാനരോ യഥാ ॥ ൧ ॥

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 4.1 in Bengali sript:
সমুত্পন্নেষু কার্যেষু বুদ্ধির্ যস্য ন হীযতে ।
স এব দুর্গং তরতি জলস্থো বানরো যথা ॥ ১ ॥

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 4.1 in Gujarati sript:
સમુત્પન્નેષુ કાર્યેષુ બુદ્ધિર્ યસ્ય ન હીયતે ।
સ એવ દુર્ગં તરતિ જલસ્થો વાનરો યથા ॥ ૧ ॥

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