Category: LiteraturePart of speech: nounDifficulty: IntermediateRecommended for ★ UPSC
पञ्चतन्त्र
/panchatantra/Roman
English meaning: Panchatantra
Definition
An ancient collection of interrelated animal fables in Sanskrit, attributed to Vishnu Sharma. Composed around 300 BCE, it was designed to teach practical wisdom and statecraft to young princes. It has been translated into over 50 languages and influenced Aesop's fables.
Example
“पञ्चतन्त्रस्य कथाः जगति सर्वत्र प्रसिद्धाः।”
In English: “The stories of the Panchatantra are famous throughout the world.”
Literary Heritage
“क्व सूर्यप्रभवो वंशः क्व चाल्पविषया मतिः।”
/Kva sūryaprabhavo vaṃśaḥ kva cālpaviṣayā matiḥ./
“How vast is the solar dynasty, how limited my intellect!”
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Language information
- Language
- संस्कृतम्
- Sanskrit
- Script
- Devanagari
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
- Speakers
- 5M