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)

कलहान्तानि हर्म्याणि कुवाक्यान्तं च सौहृदम् ।
कुराजान्तानि राष्ट्राणि कुकर्मान्तं यशो नृणाम् ॥ ७२ ॥

kalahāntāni harmyāṇi kuvākyāntaṃ ca sauhṛdam |
kurājāntāni rāṣṭrāṇi kukarmāntaṃ yaśo nṛṇām || 72 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 5.72 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 (5.72). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kalaha, Tad, Tani, Harmya, Kuvakya, Antam, Anta, Sauhrida, Kuraja, Rashtra, Kukarman, Yasha, Yashas, Nri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 5.72). 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: “kalahāntāni harmyāṇi kuvākyāntaṃ ca sauhṛdam
  • kalahān -
  • kalaha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tāni -
  • tānī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    tānī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    tānī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • harmyāṇi -
  • harmya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kuvākyā -
  • kuvākya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • antam -
  • antam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    anta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    antā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sauhṛdam -
  • sauhṛda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sauhṛda (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sauhṛdā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “kurājāntāni rāṣṭrāṇi kukarmāntaṃ yaśo nṛṇām
  • kurājān -
  • kurāja (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tāni -
  • tānī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    tānī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    tānī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rāṣṭrāṇi -
  • rāṣṭra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kukarmā -
  • kukarman (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    kukarman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • antam -
  • antam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    anta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    antā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yaśo* -
  • yaśas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yaśas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yaśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nṛṇām -
  • nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 5.72

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 5.72 in Telugu sript:
కలహాన్తాని హర్మ్యాణి కువాక్యాన్తం చ సౌహృదమ్ ।
కురాజాన్తాని రాష్ట్రాణి కుకర్మాన్తం యశో నృణామ్ ॥ ౭౨ ॥

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 5.72 in Malayalam sript:
കലഹാന്താനി ഹര്മ്യാണി കുവാക്യാന്തം ച സൌഹൃദമ് ।
കുരാജാന്താനി രാഷ്ട്രാണി കുകര്മാന്തം യശോ നൃണാമ് ॥ ൭൨ ॥

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 5.72 in Bengali sript:
কলহান্তানি হর্ম্যাণি কুবাক্যান্তং চ সৌহৃদম্ ।
কুরাজান্তানি রাষ্ট্রাণি কুকর্মান্তং যশো নৃণাম্ ॥ ৭২ ॥

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 5.72 in Gujarati sript:
કલહાન્તાનિ હર્મ્યાણિ કુવાક્યાન્તં ચ સૌહૃદમ્ ।
કુરાજાન્તાનિ રાષ્ટ્રાણિ કુકર્માન્તં યશો નૃણામ્ ॥ ૭૨ ॥

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