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 1.346

मित्रार्थे बान्धवार्थे च बुद्धिमान् यतते सदा ।
जातास्व् आपत्सु यत्नेन जगादेदं वचो मनुः ॥ ३४६ ॥

mitrārthe bāndhavārthe ca buddhimān yatate sadā |
jātāsv āpatsu yatnena jagādedaṃ vaco manuḥ || 346 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 1.346 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 (1.346). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mitra, Artha, Bandhava, Buddhimat, Sada, Sad, Apad, Yatna, Idam, Vaca, Vacas, Manu, Manus,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 1.346). 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: “mitrārthe bāndhavārthe ca buddhimān yatate sadā
  • mitrā -
  • mitra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mitra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mitrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arthe -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • bāndhavā -
  • bāndhava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • arthe -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • buddhimān -
  • buddhimat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yatate -
  • yat (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • sadā -
  • sadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “jātāsv āpatsu yatnena jagādedaṃ vaco manuḥ
  • Cannot analyse jātāsv*āp
  • āpatsu -
  • āpad (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • yatnena -
  • yatna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • jagāde -
  • gad (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vaco* -
  • vacas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vacas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vaca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • manuḥ -
  • manus (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    manu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    manu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 1.346

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 1.346 in Telugu sript:
మిత్రార్థే బాన్ధవార్థే చ బుద్ధిమాన్ యతతే సదా ।
జాతాస్వ్ ఆపత్సు యత్నేన జగాదేదం వచో మనుః ॥ ౩౪౬ ॥

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 1.346 in Malayalam sript:
മിത്രാര്ഥേ ബാന്ധവാര്ഥേ ച ബുദ്ധിമാന് യതതേ സദാ ।
ജാതാസ്വ് ആപത്സു യത്നേന ജഗാദേദം വചോ മനുഃ ॥ ൩൪൬ ॥

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 1.346 in Bengali sript:
মিত্রার্থে বান্ধবার্থে চ বুদ্ধিমান্ যততে সদা ।
জাতাস্ব্ আপত্সু যত্নেন জগাদেদং বচো মনুঃ ॥ ৩৪৬ ॥

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 1.346 in Gujarati sript:
મિત્રાર્થે બાન્ધવાર્થે ચ બુદ્ધિમાન્ યતતે સદા ।
જાતાસ્વ્ આપત્સુ યત્નેન જગાદેદં વચો મનુઃ ॥ ૩૪૬ ॥

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