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)

नश्यति विपुलमतेर् अपि बुद्धिः पुरुषस्य मन्द-विभवस्य ।
घृत-लवण-तैल-तण्डुल-वस्त्रेन्धन-चिन्तया सततम् ॥ ५ ॥

naśyati vipulamater api buddhiḥ puruṣasya manda-vibhavasya |
ghṛta-lavaṇa-taila-taṇḍula-vastrendhana-cintayā satatam || 5 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 5.5 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 (5.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nashyat, Vipulamati, Api, Buddhi, Purusha, Manda, Vibhava, Ghrita, Lavana, Taila, Tandula, Vastri, Vastra, Indhana, Cinta, Satatam, Satata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 5.5). 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: “naśyati vipulamater api buddhiḥ puruṣasya manda-vibhavasya
  • naśyati -
  • naśyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    naśyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    naś -> naśyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √naś class 4 verb]
    naś -> naśyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √naś class 4 verb]
    naś (verb class 4)
    [present active third single]
  • vipulamater -
  • vipulamati (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vipulamati (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • buddhiḥ -
  • buddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • puruṣasya -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    puruṣa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • manda -
  • manda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    manda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vibhavasya -
  • vibhava (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    vibhava (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “ghṛta-lavaṇa-taila-taṇḍula-vastrendhana-cintayā satatam
  • ghṛta -
  • ghṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ghṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ghṛ -> ghṛta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √ghṛ class 5 verb]
    ghṛ -> ghṛta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √ghṛ class 5 verb]
  • lavaṇa -
  • lavaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lavaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • taila -
  • taila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    taila (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • taṇḍula -
  • taṇḍula (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vastre -
  • vastra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vastṛ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single], [dative single]
    vastrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • indhana -
  • indhana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cintayā -
  • cintā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • satatam -
  • satatam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    satata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    satata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    satatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 5.5

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 5.5 in Telugu sript:
నశ్యతి విపులమతేర్ అపి బుద్ధిః పురుషస్య మన్ద-విభవస్య ।
ఘృత-లవణ-తైల-తణ్డుల-వస్త్రేన్ధన-చిన్తయా సతతమ్ ॥ ౫ ॥

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 5.5 in Malayalam sript:
നശ്യതി വിപുലമതേര് അപി ബുദ്ധിഃ പുരുഷസ്യ മന്ദ-വിഭവസ്യ ।
ഘൃത-ലവണ-തൈല-തണ്ഡുല-വസ്ത്രേന്ധന-ചിന്തയാ സതതമ് ॥ ൫ ॥

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 5.5 in Bengali sript:
নশ্যতি বিপুলমতের্ অপি বুদ্ধিঃ পুরুষস্য মন্দ-বিভবস্য ।
ঘৃত-লবণ-তৈল-তণ্ডুল-বস্ত্রেন্ধন-চিন্তযা সততম্ ॥ ৫ ॥

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 5.5 in Gujarati sript:
નશ્યતિ વિપુલમતેર્ અપિ બુદ્ધિઃ પુરુષસ્ય મન્દ-વિભવસ્ય ।
ઘૃત-લવણ-તૈલ-તણ્ડુલ-વસ્ત્રેન્ધન-ચિન્તયા સતતમ્ ॥ ૫ ॥

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