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- Sanskrit · derived fromपञ्चतन्त्र
- English todayPanchatantra
From Sanskrit पञ्चतन्त्र (pañcatantra); ultimately from पञ्च (pañca, “five”) + तन्त्र (tantra).
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Panchatantra
Today it means: A canonical collection of Sanskrit as well as Pali (Buddhist) animal fables in verse and prose. Full definition →
Sanskrit पञ्चतन्त्र