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)

Verse 1.219

औषधार्थ-सुमन्त्राणां बुद्धेश् चैव महात्मनाम् ।
असाध्यं नास्ति लोकेऽत्र यद् ब्रह्माण्डस्य मध्यगम् ॥ २१९ ॥

auṣadhārtha-sumantrāṇāṃ buddheś caiva mahātmanām |
asādhyaṃ nāsti loke'tra yad brahmāṇḍasya madhyagam || 219 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 1.219 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 (1.219). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aushadha, Artha, Sumantra, Buddhi, Mahatman, Mahatmana, Asadhya, Nasti, Loka, Atra, Yat, Yad, Brahmanda, Madhyaga,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 1.219). 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: “auṣadhārtha-sumantrāṇāṃ buddheś caiva mahātmanām
  • auṣadhā -
  • auṣadha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    auṣadha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • artha -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sumantrāṇām -
  • sumantra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sumantra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sumantrā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • buddheś -
  • buddhi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • mahātmanām -
  • mahātman (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    mahātman (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    mahātmanā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “asādhyaṃ nāsti loke'tra yad brahmāṇḍasya madhyagam
  • asādhyam -
  • asādhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    asādhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asādhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sādh (verb class 4)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • nāsti -
  • nāsti (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • loke' -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lok (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yad -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • brahmāṇḍasya -
  • brahmāṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • madhyagam -
  • madhyaga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    madhyaga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    madhyagā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 1.219

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 1.219 in Telugu sript:
ఔషధార్థ-సుమన్త్రాణాం బుద్ధేశ్ చైవ మహాత్మనామ్ ।
అసాధ్యం నాస్తి లోకేఽత్ర యద్ బ్రహ్మాణ్డస్య మధ్యగమ్ ॥ ౨౧౯ ॥

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 1.219 in Malayalam sript:
ഔഷധാര്ഥ-സുമന്ത്രാണാം ബുദ്ധേശ് ചൈവ മഹാത്മനാമ് ।
അസാധ്യം നാസ്തി ലോകേഽത്ര യദ് ബ്രഹ്മാണ്ഡസ്യ മധ്യഗമ് ॥ ൨൧൯ ॥

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 1.219 in Bengali sript:
ঔষধার্থ-সুমন্ত্রাণাং বুদ্ধেশ্ চৈব মহাত্মনাম্ ।
অসাধ্যং নাস্তি লোকেঽত্র যদ্ ব্রহ্মাণ্ডস্য মধ্যগম্ ॥ ২১৯ ॥

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 1.219 in Gujarati sript:
ઔષધાર્થ-સુમન્ત્રાણાં બુદ્ધેશ્ ચૈવ મહાત્મનામ્ ।
અસાધ્યં નાસ્તિ લોકેઽત્ર યદ્ બ્રહ્માણ્ડસ્ય મધ્યગમ્ ॥ ૨૧૯ ॥

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