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)

सतां वचनम् आदिष्टं मदेन न करोति यः ।
स विनाशम् अवाप्नोति घण्टोष्ट्र इव सत्वरम् ॥ ७४ ॥

satāṃ vacanam ādiṣṭaṃ madena na karoti yaḥ |
sa vināśam avāpnoti ghaṇṭoṣṭra iva satvaram || 74 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 4.74 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 (4.74). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sat, Vacana, Adishta, Mada, Karoti, Yah, Vinasha, Ava, Ghanta, Ghantu, Ushtra, Iva, Satvara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 4.74). 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: “satāṃ vacanam ādiṣṭaṃ madena na karoti yaḥ
  • satām -
  • sat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • vacanam -
  • vacana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vacana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vacanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ādiṣṭam -
  • ādiṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ādiṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ādiṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • madena -
  • mada (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mada (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • karoti -
  • karoti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karoti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karoti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present active third single]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sa vināśam avāpnoti ghaṇṭoṣṭra iva satvaram
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vināśam -
  • vināśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • avā -
  • ava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [instrumental single]
    u (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    av (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    u (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    ava (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    avā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • āpnoti -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [present active third single]
  • ghaṇṭo -
  • ghaṇṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ghaṇṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ghaṇṭu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ghaṇṭ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • uṣṭra* -
  • uṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • satvaram -
  • satvara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    satvara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    satvarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 4.74

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 4.74 in Telugu sript:
సతాం వచనమ్ ఆదిష్టం మదేన న కరోతి యః ।
స వినాశమ్ అవాప్నోతి ఘణ్టోష్ట్ర ఇవ సత్వరమ్ ॥ ౭౪ ॥

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 4.74 in Malayalam sript:
സതാം വചനമ് ആദിഷ്ടം മദേന ന കരോതി യഃ ।
സ വിനാശമ് അവാപ്നോതി ഘണ്ടോഷ്ട്ര ഇവ സത്വരമ് ॥ ൭൪ ॥

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 4.74 in Bengali sript:
সতাং বচনম্ আদিষ্টং মদেন ন করোতি যঃ ।
স বিনাশম্ অবাপ্নোতি ঘণ্টোষ্ট্র ইব সত্বরম্ ॥ ৭৪ ॥

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 4.74 in Gujarati sript:
સતાં વચનમ્ આદિષ્ટં મદેન ન કરોતિ યઃ ।
સ વિનાશમ્ અવાપ્નોતિ ઘણ્ટોષ્ટ્ર ઇવ સત્વરમ્ ॥ ૭૪ ॥

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