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)

अपाय-सन्दर्शनजां विपत्तिम् उपाय-सन्दर्शनजां च सिद्धिम् ।
मेधाविनो नीति-गुण-प्रयुक्तां पुरः स्फुरन्तीम् इव वर्णयन्ति ॥ ६५ ॥

apāya-sandarśanajāṃ vipattim upāya-sandarśanajāṃ ca siddhim |
medhāvino nīti-guṇa-prayuktāṃ puraḥ sphurantīm iva varṇayanti || 65 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 1.65 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 (1.65). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Apaya, Sandarshana, Vipatti, Upaya, Siddhi, Medhavin, Medhavi, Guna, Prayukta, Purah, Pur, Pura, Sphuranti, Iva, Varnayat, Varnayanti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 1.65). 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: “apāya-sandarśanajāṃ vipattim upāya-sandarśanajāṃ ca siddhim
  • apāya -
  • apāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sandarśana -
  • sandarśana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vipattim -
  • vipatti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • upāya -
  • upāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sandarśana -
  • sandarśana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • siddhim -
  • siddhi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “medhāvino nīti-guṇa-prayuktāṃ puraḥ sphurantīm iva varṇayanti
  • medhāvino* -
  • medhāvin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    medhāvin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    medhāvī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • nīti -
  • nīti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • guṇa -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prayuktām -
  • prayuktā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • puraḥ -
  • puraḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    puraḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sphurantīm -
  • sphur -> sphurantī (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √sphur class 6 verb]
    sphurantī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • varṇayanti -
  • varṇayantī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    varṇayantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    varṇayantī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    varṇ -> varṇayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √varṇ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √varṇ class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √varṇ class 10 verb]
    varṇ -> varṇayantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √varṇ class 10 verb]
    varṇayat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    varṇ (verb class 10)
    [present active third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 1.65

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 1.65 in Telugu sript:
అపాయ-సన్దర్శనజాం విపత్తిమ్ ఉపాయ-సన్దర్శనజాం చ సిద్ధిమ్ ।
మేధావినో నీతి-గుణ-ప్రయుక్తాం పురః స్ఫురన్తీమ్ ఇవ వర్ణయన్తి ॥ ౬౫ ॥

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 1.65 in Malayalam sript:
അപായ-സന്ദര്ശനജാം വിപത്തിമ് ഉപായ-സന്ദര്ശനജാം ച സിദ്ധിമ് ।
മേധാവിനോ നീതി-ഗുണ-പ്രയുക്താം പുരഃ സ്ഫുരന്തീമ് ഇവ വര്ണയന്തി ॥ ൬൫ ॥

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 1.65 in Bengali sript:
অপায-সন্দর্শনজাং বিপত্তিম্ উপায-সন্দর্শনজাং চ সিদ্ধিম্ ।
মেধাবিনো নীতি-গুণ-প্রযুক্তাং পুরঃ স্ফুরন্তীম্ ইব বর্ণযন্তি ॥ ৬৫ ॥

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 1.65 in Gujarati sript:
અપાય-સન્દર્શનજાં વિપત્તિમ્ ઉપાય-સન્દર્શનજાં ચ સિદ્ધિમ્ ।
મેધાવિનો નીતિ-ગુણ-પ્રયુક્તાં પુરઃ સ્ફુરન્તીમ્ ઇવ વર્ણયન્તિ ॥ ૬૫ ॥

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