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)

महताप्य् अर्थ-सारेण यो विश्वसिति शत्रुषु ।
भार्यासु सुविरक्तासु तद्-अन्तं तस्य जीवितम् ॥ ४७ ॥

mahatāpy artha-sāreṇa yo viśvasiti śatruṣu |
bhāryāsu suviraktāsu tad-antaṃ tasya jīvitam || 47 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 2.47 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 (2.47). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Artha, Sara, Yah, Vishva, Siti, Shatru, Bharya, Rakta, Tad, Tat, Antam, Anta, Jivita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 2.47). 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: “mahatāpy artha-sāreṇa yo viśvasiti śatruṣu
  • Cannot analyse mahatāpy*ar
  • artha -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sāreṇa -
  • sāra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sāra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • viśva -
  • viśva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viśva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • siti -
  • siti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    siti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    siti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śatruṣu -
  • śatru (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • Line 2: “bhāryāsu suviraktāsu tad-antaṃ tasya jīvitam
  • bhāryāsu -
  • bhāryā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
    bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)
    [locative plural from √bhṛ]
  • suvi -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • raktāsu -
  • raktā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
    rag -> raktā (participle, feminine)
    [locative plural from √rag class 1 verb]
    raj -> raktā (participle, feminine)
    [locative plural from √raj class 1 verb], [locative plural from √raj class 4 verb]
    rañj -> raktā (participle, feminine)
    [locative plural from √rañj class 1 verb], [locative plural from √rañj class 4 verb]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative 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]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • jīvitam -
  • jīvita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jīvita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jīvitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 2.47

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 2.47 in Telugu sript:
మహతాప్య్ అర్థ-సారేణ యో విశ్వసితి శత్రుషు ।
భార్యాసు సువిరక్తాసు తద్-అన్తం తస్య జీవితమ్ ॥ ౪౭ ॥

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 2.47 in Malayalam sript:
മഹതാപ്യ് അര്ഥ-സാരേണ യോ വിശ്വസിതി ശത്രുഷു ।
ഭാര്യാസു സുവിരക്താസു തദ്-അന്തം തസ്യ ജീവിതമ് ॥ ൪൭ ॥

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 2.47 in Bengali sript:
মহতাপ্য্ অর্থ-সারেণ যো বিশ্বসিতি শত্রুষু ।
ভার্যাসু সুবিরক্তাসু তদ্-অন্তং তস্য জীবিতম্ ॥ ৪৭ ॥

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 2.47 in Gujarati sript:
મહતાપ્ય્ અર્થ-સારેણ યો વિશ્વસિતિ શત્રુષુ ।
ભાર્યાસુ સુવિરક્તાસુ તદ્-અન્તં તસ્ય જીવિતમ્ ॥ ૪૭ ॥

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