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)

कार्त्तिके वाथ चैत्रे वा विजिगीषोः प्रशस्यते ।
यानम् उत्कृष्ट-वीर्यस्य शत्रु-देशे न चान्यदा ॥ ३७ ॥

kārttike vātha caitre vā vijigīṣoḥ praśasyate |
yānam utkṛṣṭa-vīryasya śatru-deśe na cānyadā || 37 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 3.37 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 (3.37). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Karttika, Caitra, Var, Vijigishu, Prashasyata, Yana, Utkrishta, Virya, Desha, Ada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 3.37). 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: “kārttike vātha caitre vijigīṣoḥ praśasyate
  • kārttike -
  • kārttika (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kārttika (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kārttikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vātha -
  • (verb class 2)
    [present active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [present active second plural]
  • caitre -
  • caitra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    caitra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    caitrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vijigīṣoḥ -
  • vijigīṣu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vijigīṣu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • praśasyate -
  • praśasyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “yānam utkṛṣṭa-vīryasya śatru-deśe na cānyadā
  • yānam -
  • yāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • utkṛṣṭa -
  • utkṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    utkṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vīryasya -
  • vīrya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    vīr -> vīrya (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √vīr class 10 verb]
    vīr -> vīrya (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √vīr class 10 verb]
  • śatru -
  • śatru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • deśe -
  • deśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    deśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cānya -
  • cam -> cānya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √cam]
    cam -> cānya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √cam]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • adā -
  • adā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 3.37

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 3.37 in Telugu sript:
కార్త్తికే వాథ చైత్రే వా విజిగీషోః ప్రశస్యతే ।
యానమ్ ఉత్కృష్ట-వీర్యస్య శత్రు-దేశే న చాన్యదా ॥ ౩౭ ॥

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 3.37 in Malayalam sript:
കാര്ത്തികേ വാഥ ചൈത്രേ വാ വിജിഗീഷോഃ പ്രശസ്യതേ ।
യാനമ് ഉത്കൃഷ്ട-വീര്യസ്യ ശത്രു-ദേശേ ന ചാന്യദാ ॥ ൩൭ ॥

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 3.37 in Bengali sript:
কার্ত্তিকে বাথ চৈত্রে বা বিজিগীষোঃ প্রশস্যতে ।
যানম্ উত্কৃষ্ট-বীর্যস্য শত্রু-দেশে ন চান্যদা ॥ ৩৭ ॥

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 3.37 in Gujarati sript:
કાર્ત્તિકે વાથ ચૈત્રે વા વિજિગીષોઃ પ્રશસ્યતે ।
યાનમ્ ઉત્કૃષ્ટ-વીર્યસ્ય શત્રુ-દેશે ન ચાન્યદા ॥ ૩૭ ॥

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