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)

वनानि दहतो वह्नेः सखी भवति मारुतः ।
स एव दीप-नाशाय कृशे कस्यास्ति सौहृदम् ॥ ५८ ॥

vanāni dahato vahneḥ sakhī bhavati mārutaḥ |
sa eva dīpa-nāśāya kṛśe kasyāsti sauhṛdam || 58 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 3.58 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 (3.58). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vana, Vahni, Sakhi, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Maruta, Sah, Eva, Dipa, Nasha, Krisha, Kah, Kim, Asti, Sauhrida,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 3.58). 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: “vanāni dahato vahneḥ sakhī bhavati mārutaḥ
  • vanāni -
  • vana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    van (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first single]
  • dahato* -
  • dah (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • vahneḥ -
  • vahni (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • sakhī -
  • sakhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • mārutaḥ -
  • māruta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sa eva dīpa-nāśāya kṛśe kasyāsti sauhṛdam
  • sa* -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dīpa -
  • dīpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nāśāya -
  • nāśa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • kṛśe -
  • kṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kasyā -
  • kas -> kasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kas]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • asti -
  • asti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • sauhṛdam -
  • sauhṛda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sauhṛda (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sauhṛdā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 3.58

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 3.58 in Telugu sript:
వనాని దహతో వహ్నేః సఖీ భవతి మారుతః ।
స ఏవ దీప-నాశాయ కృశే కస్యాస్తి సౌహృదమ్ ॥ ౫౮ ॥

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 3.58 in Malayalam sript:
വനാനി ദഹതോ വഹ്നേഃ സഖീ ഭവതി മാരുതഃ ।
സ ഏവ ദീപ-നാശായ കൃശേ കസ്യാസ്തി സൌഹൃദമ് ॥ ൫൮ ॥

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 3.58 in Bengali sript:
বনানি দহতো বহ্নেঃ সখী ভবতি মারুতঃ ।
স এব দীপ-নাশায কৃশে কস্যাস্তি সৌহৃদম্ ॥ ৫৮ ॥

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 3.58 in Gujarati sript:
વનાનિ દહતો વહ્નેઃ સખી ભવતિ મારુતઃ ।
સ એવ દીપ-નાશાય કૃશે કસ્યાસ્તિ સૌહૃદમ્ ॥ ૫૮ ॥

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