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)

वरं वरयते कन्या माता वित्तं पिता श्रुतम् ।
बान्धवाः कुलम् इच्छन्ति मिष्टान्नम् इतरे जनाः ॥ २१० ॥

varaṃ varayate kanyā mātā vittaṃ pitā śrutam |
bāndhavāḥ kulam icchanti miṣṭānnam itare janāḥ || 210 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 3.210 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 (3.210). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Varam, Vara, Varayat, Kani, Kanya, Mata, Vitta, Pitri, Shrut, Shruta, Bandhava, Kula, Icchat, Icchanti, Mishtanna, Itara, Jana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 3.210). 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: “varaṃ varayate kanyā mātā vittaṃ pitā śrutam
  • varam -
  • varam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • varayate -
  • vṛ -> varayat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √vṛ]
    vṛ -> varayat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √vṛ]
    vṛ (verb class 0)
    [present middle third single]
  • kanyā* -
  • kanī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kanya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kanyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mātā* -
  • māta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vittam -
  • vitta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vitta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vittā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]
    vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vid class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]
    vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vid class 7 verb]
    vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vid class 7 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 7 verb]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • pitā -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • śrutam -
  • śruta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śruta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śrutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śrut (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    śrut (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
    śru -> śruta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
  • Line 2: “bāndhavāḥ kulam icchanti miṣṭānnam itare janāḥ
  • bāndhavāḥ -
  • bāndhava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • kulam -
  • kula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kula (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kulā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • icchanti -
  • iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ -> icchantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ (verb class 6)
    [present active third plural]
  • miṣṭānnam -
  • miṣṭānna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • itare -
  • itara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    itara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    itarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • janāḥ -
  • jana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    janā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 3.210

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 3.210 in Telugu sript:
వరం వరయతే కన్యా మాతా విత్తం పితా శ్రుతమ్ ।
బాన్ధవాః కులమ్ ఇచ్ఛన్తి మిష్టాన్నమ్ ఇతరే జనాః ॥ ౨౧౦ ॥

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 3.210 in Malayalam sript:
വരം വരയതേ കന്യാ മാതാ വിത്തം പിതാ ശ്രുതമ് ।
ബാന്ധവാഃ കുലമ് ഇച്ഛന്തി മിഷ്ടാന്നമ് ഇതരേ ജനാഃ ॥ ൨൧൦ ॥

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 3.210 in Bengali sript:
বরং বরযতে কন্যা মাতা বিত্তং পিতা শ্রুতম্ ।
বান্ধবাঃ কুলম্ ইচ্ছন্তি মিষ্টান্নম্ ইতরে জনাঃ ॥ ২১০ ॥

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 3.210 in Gujarati sript:
વરં વરયતે કન્યા માતા વિત્તં પિતા શ્રુતમ્ ।
બાન્ધવાઃ કુલમ્ ઇચ્છન્તિ મિષ્ટાન્નમ્ ઇતરે જનાઃ ॥ ૨૧૦ ॥

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