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)

रवि-निशाकरयोर् ग्रह-पीडनं गज-भुजङ्ग-विहङ्गम-बन्धनम् ।
मतिमतां च निरीक्ष्य दरिद्रता विधिर् अहो बलवान् इति मे मतिः ॥ २१ ॥

ravi-niśākarayor graha-pīḍanaṃ gaja-bhujaṅga-vihaṅgama-bandhanam |
matimatāṃ ca nirīkṣya daridratā vidhir aho balavān iti me matiḥ || 21 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 2.21 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 (2.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ravin, Nishakara, Graha, Pidana, Gaja, Bhujanga, Vihangama, Bandhana, Matimat, Matimata, Nirikshya, Daridrata, Vidhi, Ahan, Balavat, Iti, Asmad, Mati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 2.21). 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: “ravi-niśākarayor graha-pīḍanaṃ gaja-bhujaṅga-vihaṅgama-bandhanam
  • ravi -
  • ravi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ravin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ravin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • niśākarayor -
  • niśākara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • graha -
  • graha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    graha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pīḍanam -
  • pīḍana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pīḍana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pīḍanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • gaja -
  • gaja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gaj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bhujaṅga -
  • bhujaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhujaṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vihaṅgama -
  • vihaṅgama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vihaṅgama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bandhanam -
  • bandhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bandhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “matimatāṃ ca nirīkṣya daridratā vidhir aho balavān iti me matiḥ
  • matimatām -
  • matimat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    matimat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    matimatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nirīkṣya -
  • nirīkṣya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nirīkṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nirīkṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • daridratā* -
  • daridratā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vidhir -
  • vidhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aho* -
  • ahan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ahar (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    has (verb class 1)
    [aorist active second single]
  • balavān -
  • balavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • matiḥ -
  • mati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 2.21

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 2.21 in Telugu sript:
రవి-నిశాకరయోర్ గ్రహ-పీడనం గజ-భుజఙ్గ-విహఙ్గమ-బన్ధనమ్ ।
మతిమతాం చ నిరీక్ష్య దరిద్రతా విధిర్ అహో బలవాన్ ఇతి మే మతిః ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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 2.21 in Malayalam sript:
രവി-നിശാകരയോര് ഗ്രഹ-പീഡനം ഗജ-ഭുജങ്ഗ-വിഹങ്ഗമ-ബന്ധനമ് ।
മതിമതാം ച നിരീക്ഷ്യ ദരിദ്രതാ വിധിര് അഹോ ബലവാന് ഇതി മേ മതിഃ ॥ ൨൧ ॥

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 2.21 in Bengali sript:
রবি-নিশাকরযোর্ গ্রহ-পীডনং গজ-ভুজঙ্গ-বিহঙ্গম-বন্ধনম্ ।
মতিমতাং চ নিরীক্ষ্য দরিদ্রতা বিধির্ অহো বলবান্ ইতি মে মতিঃ ॥ ২১ ॥

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 2.21 in Gujarati sript:
રવિ-નિશાકરયોર્ ગ્રહ-પીડનં ગજ-ભુજઙ્ગ-વિહઙ્ગમ-બન્ધનમ્ ।
મતિમતાં ચ નિરીક્ષ્ય દરિદ્રતા વિધિર્ અહો બલવાન્ ઇતિ મે મતિઃ ॥ ૨૧ ॥

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