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)

यो हि प्राण-परिक्षीणः सहाय-परिवर्जितः ।
स हि सर्व-सुखोपायां वृत्तिम् आरचयेद् बुधः ॥ २४ ॥

yo hi prāṇa-parikṣīṇaḥ sahāya-parivarjitaḥ |
sa hi sarva-sukhopāyāṃ vṛttim āracayed budhaḥ || 24 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 4.24 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 (4.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Prana, Parikshina, Saha, Sahaya, Parivarjita, Sarva, Sukhopaya, Vritti, Ara, Budha, Budh,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 4.24). 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: “yo hi prāṇa-parikṣīṇaḥ sahāya-parivarjitaḥ
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • prāṇa -
  • prāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parikṣīṇaḥ -
  • parikṣīṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sahāya -
  • sahāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • parivarjitaḥ -
  • parivarjita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sa hi sarva-sukhopāyāṃ vṛttim āracayed budhaḥ
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • sarva -
  • sarva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • sukhopāyām -
  • sukhopāyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vṛttim -
  • vṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • āra -
  • āra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ār (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • cayed -
  • cay (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
    ci (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • budhaḥ -
  • budha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    budh (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    budh (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 4.24

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 4.24 in Telugu sript:
యో హి ప్రాణ-పరిక్షీణః సహాయ-పరివర్జితః ।
స హి సర్వ-సుఖోపాయాం వృత్తిమ్ ఆరచయేద్ బుధః ॥ ౨౪ ॥

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 4.24 in Malayalam sript:
യോ ഹി പ്രാണ-പരിക്ഷീണഃ സഹായ-പരിവര്ജിതഃ ।
സ ഹി സര്വ-സുഖോപായാം വൃത്തിമ് ആരചയേദ് ബുധഃ ॥ ൨൪ ॥

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 4.24 in Bengali sript:
যো হি প্রাণ-পরিক্ষীণঃ সহায-পরিবর্জিতঃ ।
স হি সর্ব-সুখোপাযাং বৃত্তিম্ আরচযেদ্ বুধঃ ॥ ২৪ ॥

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 4.24 in Gujarati sript:
યો હિ પ્રાણ-પરિક્ષીણઃ સહાય-પરિવર્જિતઃ ।
સ હિ સર્વ-સુખોપાયાં વૃત્તિમ્ આરચયેદ્ બુધઃ ॥ ૨૪ ॥

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