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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)
Verse 5.51
शरज्-ज्योत्स्नाहते दूरं तमसि प्रिय-सन्निधौ ।
धन्यानां विशति श्रोत्रे गीत-झङ्कार-जा सुधा ॥ ५१ ॥
śaraj-jyotsnāhate dūraṃ tamasi priya-sannidhau |
dhanyānāṃ viśati śrotre gīta-jhaṅkāra-jā sudhā || 51 ||
The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 5.51 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:
Buy now! English translation by Dr. Naveen Kumar Jha (2016)
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (5.51). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Jyotsna, Ahata, Ahati, Duram, Dura, Tamas, Priya, Sannidhi, Dhanya, Vishat, Shrotri, Shrotra, Gita, Jhankara, Sudha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 5.51). 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: “śaraj-jyotsnāhate dūraṃ tamasi priya-sannidhau ”
- Cannot analyse śaraj*jy
- jyotsnā -
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jyotsna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jyotsna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]jyotsnā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ahate -
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ahata (noun, masculine)[locative single]ahata (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ahatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ahati (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- dūram -
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dūram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dūra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dūra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dūrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tamasi -
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tamas (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- priya -
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priya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]priya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sannidhau -
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sannidhi (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- Line 2: “dhanyānāṃ viśati śrotre gīta-jhaṅkāra-jā sudhā ”
- dhanyānām -
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dhanya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]dhanya (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]dhanyā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- viśati -
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√viś -> viśat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √viś class 6 verb]√viś -> viśat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √viś class 6 verb]√viś (verb class 6)[present active third single]
- śrotre -
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śrotṛ (noun, masculine)[dative single]śrotra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- gīta -
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gīta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gīta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jhaṅkāra -
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jhaṅkāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- jā -
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jā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sudhā -
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sudhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 5.51
Pancatantra of Visnusarman
by M. R. Kale (2015)
Panchatantra in Simple Sanskrit
by Dr. Vishwas (2016)
Panchatantram (Telugu)
by Tadanki Venkata Lakshmi Narasimha Rao (2020)
Published by J. P. Publications, Vijayawada; Throughout black & white Illustrations; 9788192053851.
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.51 in Telugu sript:
శరజ్-జ్యోత్స్నాహతే దూరం తమసి ప్రియ-సన్నిధౌ ।
ధన్యానాం విశతి శ్రోత్రే గీత-ఝఙ్కార-జా సుధా ॥ ౫౧ ॥
Panchatantram Bhashavyakhyanam (Malayalam)
by Dr. K.G. Sreelekha (2010)
Published by the University of Kerala.
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.51 in Malayalam sript:
ശരജ്-ജ്യോത്സ്നാഹതേ ദൂരം തമസി പ്രിയ-സന്നിധൌ ।
ധന്യാനാം വിശതി ശ്രോത്രേ ഗീത-ഝങ്കാര-ജാ സുധാ ॥ ൫൧ ॥
The Panchatantra Stories (Tamil)
by P. S. Aacharya (2017)
Published by Narmadha Pathippagam, Chennai.
Buy now!
Panchatantrer Galpa (Bengali)
by Children's Book Trust (2014)
Throughout color Illustration; 9788170112730
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.51 in Bengali sript:
শরজ্-জ্যোত্স্নাহতে দূরং তমসি প্রিয-সন্নিধৌ ।
ধন্যানাং বিশতি শ্রোত্রে গীত-ঝঙ্কার-জা সুধা ॥ ৫১ ॥
Panchatantra in Gujarati (Comic)
by Anant Pai (2013)
[શિયાળા અને રણશિંગ પંચતંત્ર] Published by Amar Chitra Katha; Throughout Color Illustrations; 9789350853115
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.51 in Gujarati sript:
શરજ્-જ્યોત્સ્નાહતે દૂરં તમસિ પ્રિય-સન્નિધૌ ।
ધન્યાનાં વિશતિ શ્રોત્રે ગીત-ઝઙ્કાર-જા સુધા ॥ ૫૧ ॥