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)

वने प्रज्वलितो वह्निर् दहन् मूलानि रक्षति ।
समूलोन्मूलनं कुर्याद् वायुर् यो मृदु-शीतलः ॥ २४२ ॥

vane prajvalito vahnir dahan mūlāni rakṣati |
samūlonmūlanaṃ kuryād vāyur yo mṛdu-śītalaḥ || 242 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 3.242 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 (3.242). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vana, Vani, Prajvalita, Vahni, Mula, Rakshat, Samula, Unmulana, Vayu, Yah, Mridu, Shitala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 3.242). 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: “vane prajvalito vahnir dahan mūlāni rakṣati
  • vane -
  • vana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vani (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    vani (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • prajvalito* -
  • prajvalita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vahnir -
  • vahni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dahan -
  • mūlāni -
  • mūla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mūl (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first single]
  • rakṣati -
  • rakṣ -> rakṣat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb]
    rakṣ -> rakṣat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb]
    rakṣ (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • Line 2: “samūlonmūlanaṃ kuryād vāyur yo mṛdu-śītalaḥ
  • samūlo -
  • samūla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samūla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samūlā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • unmūlanam -
  • unmūlana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    unmūlana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    unmūlanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kuryād -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • vāyur -
  • vāyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vāyu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [optative active third plural]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mṛdu -
  • mṛdu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    mṛdu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mṛdū (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • śītalaḥ -
  • śītala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 3.242

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 3.242 in Telugu sript:
వనే ప్రజ్వలితో వహ్నిర్ దహన్ మూలాని రక్షతి ।
సమూలోన్మూలనం కుర్యాద్ వాయుర్ యో మృదు-శీతలః ॥ ౨౪౨ ॥

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 3.242 in Malayalam sript:
വനേ പ്രജ്വലിതോ വഹ്നിര് ദഹന് മൂലാനി രക്ഷതി ।
സമൂലോന്മൂലനം കുര്യാദ് വായുര് യോ മൃദു-ശീതലഃ ॥ ൨൪൨ ॥

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 3.242 in Bengali sript:
বনে প্রজ্বলিতো বহ্নির্ দহন্ মূলানি রক্ষতি ।
সমূলোন্মূলনং কুর্যাদ্ বাযুর্ যো মৃদু-শীতলঃ ॥ ২৪২ ॥

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 3.242 in Gujarati sript:
વને પ્રજ્વલિતો વહ્નિર્ દહન્ મૂલાનિ રક્ષતિ ।
સમૂલોન્મૂલનં કુર્યાદ્ વાયુર્ યો મૃદુ-શીતલઃ ॥ ૨૪૨ ॥

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