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)

साधु मातुल गीतेन मया प्रोक्तो ऽपि न स्थितः ।
अपूर्वो ऽपि मणिर् बद्धः साम्प्रतं गीत-लक्षणम् ॥ ५७ ॥

sādhu mātula gītena mayā prokto 'pi na sthitaḥ |
apūrvo 'pi maṇir baddhaḥ sāmprataṃ gīta-lakṣaṇam || 57 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 5.57 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 (5.57). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sadhu, Matula, Gita, Maya, Asmad, Prokta, Api, Sthita, Apurva, Mani, Baddha, Sampratam, Samprata, Lakshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 5.57). 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: “sādhu mātula gītena mayā prokto 'pi na sthitaḥ
  • sādhu -
  • sādhu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sādhu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    sādhu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sādhu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • mātula -
  • mātula (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mātula (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gītena -
  • gīta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    gīta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • mayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • prokto' -
  • prokta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sthitaḥ -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “apūrvo 'pi maṇir baddhaḥ sāmprataṃ gīta-lakṣaṇam
  • apūrvo' -
  • apūrva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • maṇir -
  • maṇi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • baddhaḥ -
  • baddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sāmpratam -
  • sāmpratam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sāmprata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sāmprata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sāmpratā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • gīta -
  • gīta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gīta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lakṣaṇam -
  • lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 5.57

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 5.57 in Telugu sript:
సాధు మాతుల గీతేన మయా ప్రోక్తో ఽపి న స్థితః ।
అపూర్వో ఽపి మణిర్ బద్ధః సామ్ప్రతం గీత-లక్షణమ్ ॥ ౫౭ ॥

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 5.57 in Malayalam sript:
സാധു മാതുല ഗീതേന മയാ പ്രോക്തോ ഽപി ന സ്ഥിതഃ ।
അപൂര്വോ ഽപി മണിര് ബദ്ധഃ സാമ്പ്രതം ഗീത-ലക്ഷണമ് ॥ ൫൭ ॥

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 5.57 in Bengali sript:
সাধু মাতুল গীতেন মযা প্রোক্তো ঽপি ন স্থিতঃ ।
অপূর্বো ঽপি মণির্ বদ্ধঃ সাম্প্রতং গীত-লক্ষণম্ ॥ ৫৭ ॥

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 5.57 in Gujarati sript:
સાધુ માતુલ ગીતેન મયા પ્રોક્તો ઽપિ ન સ્થિતઃ ।
અપૂર્વો ઽપિ મણિર્ બદ્ધઃ સામ્પ્રતં ગીત-લક્ષણમ્ ॥ ૫૭ ॥

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