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)

तावत् स्यात् सुप्रसन्नास्यस् तावद् गुरु-जने रतः ।
पुरुषो योषितां यावन् न शृणोति वचो रहः ॥ ६२ ॥

tāvat syāt suprasannāsyas tāvad guru-jane rataḥ |
puruṣo yoṣitāṃ yāvan na śṛṇoti vaco rahaḥ || 62 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 5.62 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 (5.62). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tavat, Syat, Sya, Suprasanna, Asi, Guru, Jana, Jani, Rata, Purusha, Yoshit, Yoshita, Yavat, Yavan, Vaca, Vacas, Rahah, Rahas, Raha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 5.62). 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: “tāvat syāt suprasannāsyas tāvad guru-jane rataḥ
  • tāvat -
  • tāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tāvat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    tāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • syāt -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • suprasannā -
  • suprasanna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    suprasanna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    suprasannā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asyas -
  • asī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • tāvad -
  • tāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tāvat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    tāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • guru -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    guru (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    gurū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    gurū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    gurū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • jane -
  • jana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    janā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    jani (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    jan (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
    jan (verb class 2)
    [present middle first single]
  • rataḥ -
  • rata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ram -> rata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ram class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “puruṣo yoṣitāṃ yāvan na śṛṇoti vaco rahaḥ
  • puruṣo* -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yoṣitām -
  • yoṣit (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    yoṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • yāvan -
  • yāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yāvat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yāvan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śṛṇoti -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [present active third single]
  • vaco* -
  • vacas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vacas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vaca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rahaḥ -
  • rahaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    rahas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    raha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 5.62

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 5.62 in Telugu sript:
తావత్ స్యాత్ సుప్రసన్నాస్యస్ తావద్ గురు-జనే రతః ।
పురుషో యోషితాం యావన్ న శృణోతి వచో రహః ॥ ౬౨ ॥

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 5.62 in Malayalam sript:
താവത് സ്യാത് സുപ്രസന്നാസ്യസ് താവദ് ഗുരു-ജനേ രതഃ ।
പുരുഷോ യോഷിതാം യാവന് ന ശൃണോതി വചോ രഹഃ ॥ ൬൨ ॥

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 5.62 in Bengali sript:
তাবত্ স্যাত্ সুপ্রসন্নাস্যস্ তাবদ্ গুরু-জনে রতঃ ।
পুরুষো যোষিতাং যাবন্ ন শৃণোতি বচো রহঃ ॥ ৬২ ॥

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 5.62 in Gujarati sript:
તાવત્ સ્યાત્ સુપ્રસન્નાસ્યસ્ તાવદ્ ગુરુ-જને રતઃ ।
પુરુષો યોષિતાં યાવન્ ન શૃણોતિ વચો રહઃ ॥ ૬૨ ॥

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