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)

सत्-पात्रं महती श्रद्धा देशे काले यथोचिते ।
यद् दीयते विवेक-ज्ञैस् तद् अनन्ताय कल्पते ॥ ७९ ॥

sat-pātraṃ mahatī śraddhā deśe kāle yathocite |
yad dīyate viveka-jñais tad anantāya kalpate || 79 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 2.79 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 (2.79). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sat, Sad, Patra, Mahat, Mahati, Shraddha, Desha, Kale, Kala, Yathocita, Yat, Yad, Viveka, Jna, Tad, Tat, Ananta, Kalpata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 2.79). 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: “sat-pātraṃ mahatī śraddhā deśe kāle yathocite
  • sat -
  • sat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pātram -
  • pātra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pātra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mahatī -
  • mahatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    mahat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śraddhā* -
  • śraddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śraddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • deśe -
  • deśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    deśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kāle -
  • kāle (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • yathocite -
  • yathocita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yathocita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    yathocitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “yad dīyate viveka-jñais tad anantāya kalpate
  • 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]
  • dīyate -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
    dai (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    de (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
    (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single], [present passive third single]
  • viveka -
  • viveka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jñais -
  • jña (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    jña (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • anantāya -
  • ananta (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    ananta (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • kalpate -
  • kalpatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kḷp (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 2.79

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 2.79 in Telugu sript:
సత్-పాత్రం మహతీ శ్రద్ధా దేశే కాలే యథోచితే ।
యద్ దీయతే వివేక-జ్ఞైస్ తద్ అనన్తాయ కల్పతే ॥ ౭౯ ॥

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 2.79 in Malayalam sript:
സത്-പാത്രം മഹതീ ശ്രദ്ധാ ദേശേ കാലേ യഥോചിതേ ।
യദ് ദീയതേ വിവേക-ജ്ഞൈസ് തദ് അനന്തായ കല്പതേ ॥ ൭൯ ॥

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 2.79 in Bengali sript:
সত্-পাত্রং মহতী শ্রদ্ধা দেশে কালে যথোচিতে ।
যদ্ দীযতে বিবেক-জ্ঞৈস্ তদ্ অনন্তায কল্পতে ॥ ৭৯ ॥

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 2.79 in Gujarati sript:
સત્-પાત્રં મહતી શ્રદ્ધા દેશે કાલે યથોચિતે ।
યદ્ દીયતે વિવેક-જ્ઞૈસ્ તદ્ અનન્તાય કલ્પતે ॥ ૭૯ ॥

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