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)

अधनो दातु-कामो ऽपि सम्प्राप्तो धनिनां गृहम् ।
मन्यते याचको ऽयं धिग् दारिद्र्यं खलु देहिनाम् ॥ १०८ ॥

adhano dātu-kāmo 'pi samprāpto dhanināṃ gṛham |
manyate yācako 'yaṃ dhig dāridryaṃ khalu dehinām || 108 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 2.108 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 (2.108). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Adhana, Datu, Kama, Api, Samprapta, Dhanin, Grih, Yacaka, Aya, Idam, Dhik, Daridrya, Khalu, Dehin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 2.108). 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: “adhano dātu-kāmo 'pi samprāpto dhanināṃ gṛham
  • adhano* -
  • adhana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dhan (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • dātu -
  • dātu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dātu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dātu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third single]
  • kāmo' -
  • kāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • samprāpto* -
  • samprāpta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhaninām -
  • dhanin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    dhanin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • gṛham -
  • gṛha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    gṛhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    gṛh (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “manyate yācako 'yaṃ dhig dāridryaṃ khalu dehinām
  • manyate -
  • man (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single], [present passive third single]
    man (verb class 8)
    [present passive third single]
  • yācako' -
  • yācaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhig -
  • dhik (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • dāridryam -
  • dāridrya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • khalu -
  • khalu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    khalu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    khalu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    khalu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dehinām -
  • dehin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    dehin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 2.108

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 2.108 in Telugu sript:
అధనో దాతు-కామో ఽపి సమ్ప్రాప్తో ధనినాం గృహమ్ ।
మన్యతే యాచకో ఽయం ధిగ్ దారిద్ర్యం ఖలు దేహినామ్ ॥ ౧౦౮ ॥

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 2.108 in Malayalam sript:
അധനോ ദാതു-കാമോ ഽപി സമ്പ്രാപ്തോ ധനിനാം ഗൃഹമ് ।
മന്യതേ യാചകോ ഽയം ധിഗ് ദാരിദ്ര്യം ഖലു ദേഹിനാമ് ॥ ൧൦൮ ॥

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 2.108 in Bengali sript:
অধনো দাতু-কামো ঽপি সম্প্রাপ্তো ধনিনাং গৃহম্ ।
মন্যতে যাচকো ঽযং ধিগ্ দারিদ্র্যং খলু দেহিনাম্ ॥ ১০৮ ॥

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 2.108 in Gujarati sript:
અધનો દાતુ-કામો ઽપિ સમ્પ્રાપ્તો ધનિનાં ગૃહમ્ ।
મન્યતે યાચકો ઽયં ધિગ્ દારિદ્ર્યં ખલુ દેહિનામ્ ॥ ૧૦૮ ॥

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