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)

शत्रोः प्रचलने छिद्रम् एकम् अन्यं च संश्रयम् ।
कुर्वाणो जायते वश्यो व्यग्रत्वे राज-सेविनाम् ॥ १२५ ॥

śatroḥ pracalane chidram ekam anyaṃ ca saṃśrayam |
kurvāṇo jāyate vaśyo vyagratve rāja-sevinām || 125 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 3.125 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 (3.125). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shatru, Pracalana, Chidra, Eka, Anya, Samshraya, Kurvana, Jayat, Vashi, Vashya, Vyagratva, Raja, Sevin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 3.125). 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: “śatroḥ pracalane chidram ekam anyaṃ ca saṃśrayam
  • śatroḥ -
  • śatru (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • pracalane -
  • pracalana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • chidram -
  • chidra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    chidra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    chidrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ekam -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    eka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • anyam -
  • anya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃśrayam -
  • saṃśraya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “kurvāṇo jāyate vaśyo vyagratve rāja-sevinām
  • kurvāṇo* -
  • kurvāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kurvāṇa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • jāyate -
  • jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single]
  • vaśyo* -
  • vaśī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vaśya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vaś -> vaśya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vaś class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vaś class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vaś class 3 verb]
  • vyagratve -
  • vyagratva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • rāja -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    rāj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sevinām -
  • sevin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sevin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 3.125

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 3.125 in Telugu sript:
శత్రోః ప్రచలనే ఛిద్రమ్ ఏకమ్ అన్యం చ సంశ్రయమ్ ।
కుర్వాణో జాయతే వశ్యో వ్యగ్రత్వే రాజ-సేవినామ్ ॥ ౧౨౫ ॥

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 3.125 in Malayalam sript:
ശത്രോഃ പ്രചലനേ ഛിദ്രമ് ഏകമ് അന്യം ച സംശ്രയമ് ।
കുര്വാണോ ജായതേ വശ്യോ വ്യഗ്രത്വേ രാജ-സേവിനാമ് ॥ ൧൨൫ ॥

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 3.125 in Bengali sript:
শত্রোঃ প্রচলনে ছিদ্রম্ একম্ অন্যং চ সংশ্রযম্ ।
কুর্বাণো জাযতে বশ্যো ব্যগ্রত্বে রাজ-সেবিনাম্ ॥ ১২৫ ॥

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 3.125 in Gujarati sript:
શત્રોઃ પ્રચલને છિદ્રમ્ એકમ્ અન્યં ચ સંશ્રયમ્ ।
કુર્વાણો જાયતે વશ્યો વ્યગ્રત્વે રાજ-સેવિનામ્ ॥ ૧૨૫ ॥

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