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)

दैन्यस्य पात्रताम् एति पराभृतेः परं पदम् ।
विपदाम् आश्रयः शश्वद् दौर्गत्य-कलुषी-कृतः ॥ १०३ ॥

dainyasya pātratām eti parābhṛteḥ paraṃ padam |
vipadām āśrayaḥ śaśvad daurgatya-kaluṣī-kṛtaḥ || 103 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 2.103 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 (2.103). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dainya, Patrata, Parabhrita, Param, Para, Pada, Vipad, Vipada, Ashraya, Ashri, Shashvat, Daurgatya, Kalushin, Kalushi, Krit, Krita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 2.103). 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: “dainyasya pātratām eti parābhṛteḥ paraṃ padam
  • dainyasya -
  • dainya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • pātratām -
  • pātratā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • eti -
  • eti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • parābhṛte -
  • parābhṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    parābhṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    parābhṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iḥ -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • param -
  • param (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • padam -
  • pada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “vipadām āśrayaḥ śaśvad daurgatya-kaluṣī-kṛtaḥ
  • vipadām -
  • vipad (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    vipadā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • āśrayaḥ -
  • āśraya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    āśri (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • śaśvad -
  • śaśvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    śaśvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    śaśvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • daurgatya -
  • daurgatya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kaluṣī -
  • kaluṣī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    kaluṣī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    kaluṣin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛtaḥ -
  • kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kṛt (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 2.103

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 2.103 in Telugu sript:
దైన్యస్య పాత్రతామ్ ఏతి పరాభృతేః పరం పదమ్ ।
విపదామ్ ఆశ్రయః శశ్వద్ దౌర్గత్య-కలుషీ-కృతః ॥ ౧౦౩ ॥

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 2.103 in Malayalam sript:
ദൈന്യസ്യ പാത്രതാമ് ഏതി പരാഭൃതേഃ പരം പദമ് ।
വിപദാമ് ആശ്രയഃ ശശ്വദ് ദൌര്ഗത്യ-കലുഷീ-കൃതഃ ॥ ൧൦൩ ॥

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 2.103 in Bengali sript:
দৈন্যস্য পাত্রতাম্ এতি পরাভৃতেঃ পরং পদম্ ।
বিপদাম্ আশ্রযঃ শশ্বদ্ দৌর্গত্য-কলুষী-কৃতঃ ॥ ১০৩ ॥

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 2.103 in Gujarati sript:
દૈન્યસ્ય પાત્રતામ્ એતિ પરાભૃતેઃ પરં પદમ્ ।
વિપદામ્ આશ્રયઃ શશ્વદ્ દૌર્ગત્ય-કલુષી-કૃતઃ ॥ ૧૦૩ ॥

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