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)

जनिता चोपनेता च यस् तु विद्यां प्रयच्छति ।
अन्न-दाता भय-त्राता पञ्चैते पितरः स्मृताः ॥ २०८ ॥

janitā copanetā ca yas tu vidyāṃ prayacchati |
anna-dātā bhaya-trātā pañcaite pitaraḥ smṛtāḥ || 208 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 3.208 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 (3.208). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Janitri, Janita, Copana, Ita, Yah, Vidya, Prayat, Shati, Shatin, Anna, Data, Bhaya, Tratri, Trata, Panca, Pancan, Pitri, Smrita, Smrito,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 3.208). 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: “janitā copanetā ca yas tu vidyāṃ prayacchati
  • janitā -
  • janitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    janitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    jan -> janitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √jan class 10 verb], [nominative single from √jan]
    jan (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    jan (verb class 2)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    jan (verb class 3)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • copane -
  • copana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    copana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    copanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • itā -
  • itā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    i -> itā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yas -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vidyām -
  • vidyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [optative active first single]
  • prayacch -
  • pre -> prayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √pre class 2 verb], [vocative single from √pre class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pre class 2 verb]
  • śati -
  • śatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    śatin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śatin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “anna-dātā bhaya-trātā pañcaite pitaraḥ smṛtāḥ
  • anna -
  • anna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dātā* -
  • dāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhaya -
  • bhaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhī (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • trātā -
  • trātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    trātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    trai -> trātā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √trai class 1 verb]
    trai (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • pañcai -
  • pañca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañcan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    pañcan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pañcā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pañc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
  • aite -
  • pitaraḥ -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • smṛtāḥ -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    smṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    smṛto (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]
    smṛ -> smṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 3.208

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 3.208 in Telugu sript:
జనితా చోపనేతా చ యస్ తు విద్యాం ప్రయచ్ఛతి ।
అన్న-దాతా భయ-త్రాతా పఞ్చైతే పితరః స్మృతాః ॥ ౨౦౮ ॥

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 3.208 in Malayalam sript:
ജനിതാ ചോപനേതാ ച യസ് തു വിദ്യാം പ്രയച്ഛതി ।
അന്ന-ദാതാ ഭയ-ത്രാതാ പഞ്ചൈതേ പിതരഃ സ്മൃതാഃ ॥ ൨൦൮ ॥

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 3.208 in Bengali sript:
জনিতা চোপনেতা চ যস্ তু বিদ্যাং প্রযচ্ছতি ।
অন্ন-দাতা ভয-ত্রাতা পঞ্চৈতে পিতরঃ স্মৃতাঃ ॥ ২০৮ ॥

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 3.208 in Gujarati sript:
જનિતા ચોપનેતા ચ યસ્ તુ વિદ્યાં પ્રયચ્છતિ ।
અન્ન-દાતા ભય-ત્રાતા પઞ્ચૈતે પિતરઃ સ્મૃતાઃ ॥ ૨૦૮ ॥

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