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)

दुर्दिवसे घन-तिमिरे दुःख-चारासु नगर-वीथीषु ।
पत्यौ विदेश-याते परम-सुखं जघन-चपलायाः ॥ ५३ ॥

durdivase ghana-timire duḥkha-cārāsu nagara-vīthīṣu |
patyau videśa-yāte parama-sukhaṃ jaghana-capalāyāḥ || 53 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 4.53 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 (4.53). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Durdivasa, Ghana, Timira, Timiri, Duhkha, Cara, Asu, Nagara, Vithi, Pati, Videsha, Yat, Yata, Yati, Parama, Sukham, Sukha, Jaghana, Capala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 4.53). 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: “durdivase ghana-timire duḥkha-cārāsu nagara-vīthīṣu
  • durdivase -
  • durdivasa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ghana -
  • ghana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ghana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • timire -
  • timira (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    timira (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    timirā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    timiri (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • duḥkha -
  • duḥkha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    duḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cārā -
  • cāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • asu -
  • asu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    asū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    asū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    asū (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • nagara -
  • nagara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nagara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vīthīṣu -
  • vīthī (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • Line 2: “patyau videśa-yāte parama-sukhaṃ jaghana-capalāyāḥ
  • patyau -
  • pati (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    patī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • videśa -
  • videśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yāte -
  • yāt (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    yāt (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    yāta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yāta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    yātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    -> yāta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> yāta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 2 verb], [locative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> yātā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 2 verb]
    yāti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yāti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • parama -
  • parama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    parama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sukham -
  • sukham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sukhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • jaghana -
  • jaghana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single]
    han (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single]
  • capalāyāḥ -
  • capalā (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 4.53

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 4.53 in Telugu sript:
దుర్దివసే ఘన-తిమిరే దుఃఖ-చారాసు నగర-వీథీషు ।
పత్యౌ విదేశ-యాతే పరమ-సుఖం జఘన-చపలాయాః ॥ ౫౩ ॥

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 4.53 in Malayalam sript:
ദുര്ദിവസേ ഘന-തിമിരേ ദുഃഖ-ചാരാസു നഗര-വീഥീഷു ।
പത്യൌ വിദേശ-യാതേ പരമ-സുഖം ജഘന-ചപലായാഃ ॥ ൫൩ ॥

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 4.53 in Bengali sript:
দুর্দিবসে ঘন-তিমিরে দুঃখ-চারাসু নগর-বীথীষু ।
পত্যৌ বিদেশ-যাতে পরম-সুখং জঘন-চপলাযাঃ ॥ ৫৩ ॥

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 4.53 in Gujarati sript:
દુર્દિવસે ઘન-તિમિરે દુઃખ-ચારાસુ નગર-વીથીષુ ।
પત્યૌ વિદેશ-યાતે પરમ-સુખં જઘન-ચપલાયાઃ ॥ ૫૩ ॥

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