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)

हन्यताम् इति येनोक्तं स्वामिनो हित-वादिना ।
स एवैको ऽत्र सर्वेषां नीति-शास्त्रार्थ-तत्त्व-वित् ॥ २१५ ॥

hanyatām iti yenoktaṃ svāmino hita-vādinā |
sa evaiko 'tra sarveṣāṃ nīti-śāstrārtha-tattva-vit || 215 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 3.215 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 (3.215). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iti, Yena, Yah, Yat, Ukta, Svamin, Hita, Vadi, Vadin, Sah, Eva, Aika, Atra, Sarva, Shastrartha, Tattva, Vid, Vidh,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 3.215). 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: “hanyatām iti yenoktaṃ svāmino hita-vādinā
  • hanyatām -
  • han (verb class 1)
    [imperative passive third single]
    han (verb class 2)
    [imperative passive third single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • yeno -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • uktam -
  • ukta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ukta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> ukta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
  • svāmino* -
  • svāmin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • hita -
  • hita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hi -> hita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √hi class 5 verb]
    hi -> hita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √hi class 5 verb]
  • vādinā -
  • vādi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vādi (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    vādin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vādin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    vādī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “sa evaiko 'tra sarveṣāṃ nīti-śāstrārtha-tattva-vit
  • sa* -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • evai -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiko' -
  • aika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarveṣām -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • nīti -
  • nīti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • śāstrārtha -
  • śāstrārtha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tattva -
  • tattva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vit -
  • vid (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vid (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vidh (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vidh (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 3.215

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 3.215 in Telugu sript:
హన్యతామ్ ఇతి యేనోక్తం స్వామినో హిత-వాదినా ।
స ఏవైకో ఽత్ర సర్వేషాం నీతి-శాస్త్రార్థ-తత్త్వ-విత్ ॥ ౨౧౫ ॥

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 3.215 in Malayalam sript:
ഹന്യതാമ് ഇതി യേനോക്തം സ്വാമിനോ ഹിത-വാദിനാ ।
സ ഏവൈകോ ഽത്ര സര്വേഷാം നീതി-ശാസ്ത്രാര്ഥ-തത്ത്വ-വിത് ॥ ൨൧൫ ॥

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 3.215 in Bengali sript:
হন্যতাম্ ইতি যেনোক্তং স্বামিনো হিত-বাদিনা ।
স এবৈকো ঽত্র সর্বেষাং নীতি-শাস্ত্রার্থ-তত্ত্ব-বিত্ ॥ ২১৫ ॥

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 3.215 in Gujarati sript:
હન્યતામ્ ઇતિ યેનોક્તં સ્વામિનો હિત-વાદિના ।
સ એવૈકો ઽત્ર સર્વેષાં નીતિ-શાસ્ત્રાર્થ-તત્ત્વ-વિત્ ॥ ૨૧૫ ॥

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