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)

पञ्चाशीत्य्-अधिकं ह्य् एतद् गीताङ्गानां शतं स्मृतम् ।
स्वयम् एव पुरा प्रोक्तं भरतेन श्रुतेः परम् ॥ ५४ ॥

pañcāśīty-adhikaṃ hy etad gītāṅgānāṃ śataṃ smṛtam |
svayam eva purā proktaṃ bharatena śruteḥ param || 54 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 5.54 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 (5.54). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Adhikam, Adhika, Etad, Gita, Anga, Shata, Smrita, Svayam, Eva, Pura, Pur, Prokta, Bharata, Shruti, Param, Para,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 5.54). 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: “pañcāśīty-adhikaṃ hy etad gītāṅgānāṃ śataṃ smṛtam
  • Cannot analyse pañcāśīty*ad
  • adhikam -
  • adhikam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    adhika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adhika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    adhikā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse hy*et
  • etad -
  • etad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • gītā -
  • gīta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gīta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gītā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṅgānām -
  • aṅga (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    aṅga (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • śatam -
  • śata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • smṛtam -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    smṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    smṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “svayam eva purā proktaṃ bharatena śruteḥ param
  • svayam -
  • svayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • purā -
  • purā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • proktam -
  • prokta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prokta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    proktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bharatena -
  • bharata (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bharata (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • śruteḥ -
  • śruti (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • param -
  • param (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 5.54

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 5.54 in Telugu sript:
పఞ్చాశీత్య్-అధికం హ్య్ ఏతద్ గీతాఙ్గానాం శతం స్మృతమ్ ।
స్వయమ్ ఏవ పురా ప్రోక్తం భరతేన శ్రుతేః పరమ్ ॥ ౫౪ ॥

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 5.54 in Malayalam sript:
പഞ്ചാശീത്യ്-അധികം ഹ്യ് ഏതദ് ഗീതാങ്ഗാനാം ശതം സ്മൃതമ് ।
സ്വയമ് ഏവ പുരാ പ്രോക്തം ഭരതേന ശ്രുതേഃ പരമ് ॥ ൫൪ ॥

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 5.54 in Bengali sript:
পঞ্চাশীত্য্-অধিকং হ্য্ এতদ্ গীতাঙ্গানাং শতং স্মৃতম্ ।
স্বযম্ এব পুরা প্রোক্তং ভরতেন শ্রুতেঃ পরম্ ॥ ৫৪ ॥

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 5.54 in Gujarati sript:
પઞ્ચાશીત્ય્-અધિકં હ્ય્ એતદ્ ગીતાઙ્ગાનાં શતં સ્મૃતમ્ ।
સ્વયમ્ એવ પુરા પ્રોક્તં ભરતેન શ્રુતેઃ પરમ્ ॥ ૫૪ ॥

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