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)

माता यस्य गृहे नास्ति भार्या च प्रिय-वादिनी ।
अरण्यं तेन गन्तव्यं यथारण्यं तथा गृहम् ॥ ६० ॥

mātā yasya gṛhe nāsti bhāryā ca priya-vādinī |
araṇyaṃ tena gantavyaṃ yathāraṇyaṃ tathā gṛham || 60 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 4.60 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 (4.60). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mata, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Grih, Griha, Nasti, Bharya, Priya, Vadi, Vadin, Vadini, Aranya, Tad, Tena, Gantavya, Yatha, Tatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 4.60). 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: “mātā yasya gṛhe nāsti bhāryā ca priya-vādinī
  • mātā* -
  • māta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • 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]
  • gṛhe -
  • gṛh (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    gṛh (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    gṛhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • nāsti -
  • nāsti (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhāryā -
  • bhāryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √bhṛ]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • priya -
  • priya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    priya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vādinī -
  • vādinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    vādi (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vādin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vādī (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “araṇyaṃ tena gantavyaṃ yathāraṇyaṃ tathā gṛham
  • araṇyam -
  • araṇya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    araṇya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    araṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    raṇ (verb class 4)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • tena -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • gantavyam -
  • gantavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gantavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gantavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • araṇyam -
  • araṇya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    araṇya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    araṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    raṇ (verb class 4)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • gṛham -
  • gṛha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    gṛhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    gṛh (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 4.60

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 4.60 in Telugu sript:
మాతా యస్య గృహే నాస్తి భార్యా చ ప్రియ-వాదినీ ।
అరణ్యం తేన గన్తవ్యం యథారణ్యం తథా గృహమ్ ॥ ౬౦ ॥

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 4.60 in Malayalam sript:
മാതാ യസ്യ ഗൃഹേ നാസ്തി ഭാര്യാ ച പ്രിയ-വാദിനീ ।
അരണ്യം തേന ഗന്തവ്യം യഥാരണ്യം തഥാ ഗൃഹമ് ॥ ൬൦ ॥

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 4.60 in Bengali sript:
মাতা যস্য গৃহে নাস্তি ভার্যা চ প্রিয-বাদিনী ।
অরণ্যং তেন গন্তব্যং যথারণ্যং তথা গৃহম্ ॥ ৬০ ॥

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 4.60 in Gujarati sript:
માતા યસ્ય ગૃહે નાસ્તિ ભાર્યા ચ પ્રિય-વાદિની ।
અરણ્યં તેન ગન્તવ્યં યથારણ્યં તથા ગૃહમ્ ॥ ૬૦ ॥

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