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)

कौर्मं सङ्कोचम् आस्थाय प्रहारान् अपि मर्षयेत् ।
काले काले च मतिमान् उत्तिष्ठेत् कृष्ण-सर्पवत् ॥ २० ॥

kaurmaṃ saṅkocam āsthāya prahārān api marṣayet |
kāle kāle ca matimān uttiṣṭhet kṛṣṇa-sarpavat || 20 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 3.20 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 (3.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kaurma, Sankoca, Asthaya, Prahara, Api, Kale, Kala, Matimat, Krishna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 3.20). 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: “kaurmaṃ saṅkocam āsthāya prahārān api marṣayet
  • kaurmam -
  • kaurma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kaurma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kaurmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • saṅkocam -
  • saṅkoca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṅkoca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • āsthāya -
  • āsthāya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • prahārān -
  • prahāra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • marṣayet -
  • mṛṣ (verb class 10)
    [optative active third single]
    mṛṣ (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “kāle kāle ca matimān uttiṣṭhet kṛṣṇa-sarpavat
  • 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]
  • 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]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • matimān -
  • matimat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse uttiṣṭhet*kṛ
  • kṛṣṇa -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse sarpavat

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 3.20

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 3.20 in Telugu sript:
కౌర్మం సఙ్కోచమ్ ఆస్థాయ ప్రహారాన్ అపి మర్షయేత్ ।
కాలే కాలే చ మతిమాన్ ఉత్తిష్ఠేత్ కృష్ణ-సర్పవత్ ॥ ౨౦ ॥

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 3.20 in Malayalam sript:
കൌര്മം സങ്കോചമ് ആസ്ഥായ പ്രഹാരാന് അപി മര്ഷയേത് ।
കാലേ കാലേ ച മതിമാന് ഉത്തിഷ്ഠേത് കൃഷ്ണ-സര്പവത് ॥ ൨൦ ॥

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 3.20 in Bengali sript:
কৌর্মং সঙ্কোচম্ আস্থায প্রহারান্ অপি মর্ষযেত্ ।
কালে কালে চ মতিমান্ উত্তিষ্ঠেত্ কৃষ্ণ-সর্পবত্ ॥ ২০ ॥

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 3.20 in Gujarati sript:
કૌર્મં સઙ્કોચમ્ આસ્થાય પ્રહારાન્ અપિ મર્ષયેત્ ।
કાલે કાલે ચ મતિમાન્ ઉત્તિષ્ઠેત્ કૃષ્ણ-સર્પવત્ ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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