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)

प्रतिदिवसं याति लयं वसन्त-वाताहतेव शिशिर-श्रीः ।
बुद्धिर् बुद्धिमताम् अपि कुटुम्ब-भर-चिन्तया सततम् ॥ ४ ॥

pratidivasaṃ yāti layaṃ vasanta-vātāhateva śiśira-śrīḥ |
buddhir buddhimatām api kuṭumba-bhara-cintayā satatam || 4 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 5.4 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 (5.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pratidivasa, Yat, Yati, Laya, Vasanta, Vatahata, Vatahati, Iva, Shishira, Shri, Buddhi, Buddhimat, Buddhimata, Api, Kutumba, Bhara, Cinta, Satatam, Satata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 5.4). 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: “pratidivasaṃ yāti layaṃ vasanta-vātāhateva śiśira-śrīḥ
  • pratidivasam -
  • pratidivasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pratidivasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yāti -
  • yāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yāt (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yāt (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • layam -
  • laya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    laya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    layā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vasanta -
  • vasanta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vātāhate -
  • vātāhata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    vātāhata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vātāhatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vātāhati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śiśira -
  • śiśira (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śiśira (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śrīḥ -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative plural]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “buddhir buddhimatām api kuṭumba-bhara-cintayā satatam
  • buddhir -
  • buddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • buddhimatām -
  • buddhimat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    buddhimat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    buddhimatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • kuṭumba -
  • kuṭumba (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kuṭumba (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhara -
  • bhara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • cintayā -
  • cintā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • satatam -
  • satatam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    satata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    satata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    satatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 5.4

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 5.4 in Telugu sript:
ప్రతిదివసం యాతి లయం వసన్త-వాతాహతేవ శిశిర-శ్రీః ।
బుద్ధిర్ బుద్ధిమతామ్ అపి కుటుమ్బ-భర-చిన్తయా సతతమ్ ॥ ౪ ॥

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 5.4 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രതിദിവസം യാതി ലയം വസന്ത-വാതാഹതേവ ശിശിര-ശ്രീഃ ।
ബുദ്ധിര് ബുദ്ധിമതാമ് അപി കുടുമ്ബ-ഭര-ചിന്തയാ സതതമ് ॥ ൪ ॥

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 5.4 in Bengali sript:
প্রতিদিবসং যাতি লযং বসন্ত-বাতাহতেব শিশির-শ্রীঃ ।
বুদ্ধির্ বুদ্ধিমতাম্ অপি কুটুম্ব-ভর-চিন্তযা সততম্ ॥ ৪ ॥

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 5.4 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રતિદિવસં યાતિ લયં વસન્ત-વાતાહતેવ શિશિર-શ્રીઃ ।
બુદ્ધિર્ બુદ્ધિમતામ્ અપિ કુટુમ્બ-ભર-ચિન્તયા સતતમ્ ॥ ૪ ॥

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