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)

अज्ञातवी-वधासार-तोय-शस्यो व्रजेत् तु यः ।
पर-राष्ट्रं न भूयः स स्व-राष्ट्रम् अधिगच्छति ॥ ४० ॥

ajñātavī-vadhāsāra-toya-śasyo vrajet tu yaḥ |
para-rāṣṭraṃ na bhūyaḥ sa sva-rāṣṭram adhigacchati || 40 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 3.40 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 (3.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ajnata, Vadha, Asara, Toya, Shasya, Yah, Para, Rashtra, Bhuyah, Bhuyas, Sva, Svan, Adhi, Gacchat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 3.40). 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: “ajñātavī-vadhāsāra-toya-śasyo vrajet tu yaḥ
  • ajñāta -
  • ajñāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ajñāta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jñā (verb class 3)
    [aorist active second plural]
    jñā (verb class 9)
    [aorist active second plural]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vadhā -
  • vadhā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vadha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vadhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asāra -
  • asāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    asāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • toya -
  • toya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śasyo* -
  • śasya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śaṃs -> śasya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śaṃs class 1 verb]
  • vrajet -
  • vraj (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “para-rāṣṭraṃ na bhūyaḥ sa sva-rāṣṭram adhigacchati
  • para -
  • para (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • rāṣṭram -
  • rāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rāṣṭra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhūyaḥ -
  • bhūyaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhūyas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sva -
  • sva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • rāṣṭram -
  • rāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rāṣṭra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • adhi -
  • adhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    adhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    adhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    adhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    adhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    adhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • gacchati -
  • gacchat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gacchat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 3.40

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 3.40 in Telugu sript:
అజ్ఞాతవీ-వధాసార-తోయ-శస్యో వ్రజేత్ తు యః ।
పర-రాష్ట్రం న భూయః స స్వ-రాష్ట్రమ్ అధిగచ్ఛతి ॥ ౪౦ ॥

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 3.40 in Malayalam sript:
അജ്ഞാതവീ-വധാസാര-തോയ-ശസ്യോ വ്രജേത് തു യഃ ।
പര-രാഷ്ട്രം ന ഭൂയഃ സ സ്വ-രാഷ്ട്രമ് അധിഗച്ഛതി ॥ ൪൦ ॥

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 3.40 in Bengali sript:
অজ্ঞাতবী-বধাসার-তোয-শস্যো ব্রজেত্ তু যঃ ।
পর-রাষ্ট্রং ন ভূযঃ স স্ব-রাষ্ট্রম্ অধিগচ্ছতি ॥ ৪০ ॥

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 3.40 in Gujarati sript:
અજ્ઞાતવી-વધાસાર-તોય-શસ્યો વ્રજેત્ તુ યઃ ।
પર-રાષ્ટ્રં ન ભૂયઃ સ સ્વ-રાષ્ટ્રમ્ અધિગચ્છતિ ॥ ૪૦ ॥

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