Panchatantra

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proper noun

A canonical collection of Sanskrit as well as Pali (Buddhist) animal fables in verse and prose.

OriginSanskrit पञ्चतन्त्र →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Pañcatantra

  1. A canonical collection of Sanskrit as well as Pali (Buddhist) animal fables in verse and prose.

Origin

  1. Sanskritपञ्चतन्त्र
  2. EnglishPanchatantra

From Sanskrit पञ्चतन्त्र (pañcatantra); ultimately from पञ्च (pañca, “five”) + तन्त्र (tantra).

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Translations

Arabic كليلَة ودمنَة
  • كليلَة ودمنَةa collection of Sanskrit and Pali animal fables in verse and prose
Bulgarian Панчатантра
  • Панчатантра (Pančatantra)a collection of Sanskrit and Pali animal fables in verse and prose
Dutch Pañcatantra
  • Pañcatantraa collection of Sanskrit and Pali animal fables in verse and prose
French Pañchatantra
  • Pañchatantraa collection of Sanskrit and Pali animal fables in verse and prose
German Panchatantra
  • Panchatantraa collection of Sanskrit and Pali animal fables in verse and prose
Hindi पंचतंत्र
  • पंचतंत्र (pañctantra)a collection of Sanskrit and Pali animal fables in verse and prose
Hungarian Pancsatantra
  • Pancsatantraa collection of Sanskrit and Pali animal fables in verse and prose
Indonesian Pañcatantra
  • Pañcatantraa collection of Sanskrit and Pali animal fables in verse and prose
Polish Pańćatantra
  • Pańćatantraa collection of Sanskrit and Pali animal fables in verse and prose
Portuguese Panchatantra
  • Panchatantraa collection of Sanskrit and Pali animal fables in verse and prose
Russian Панчата́нтра
  • Панчата́нтра (Pančatántra)a collection of Sanskrit and Pali animal fables in verse and prose
Spanish Panchatantra
  • Panchatantraa collection of Sanskrit and Pali animal fables in verse and prose
Swedish Panchatantra
  • Panchatantraa collection of Sanskrit and Pali animal fables in verse and prose
Tamil பஞ்சதந்திரம்
  • பஞ்சதந்திரம் (pañcatantiram)a collection of Sanskrit and Pali animal fables in verse and prose
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APA

Panchatantra. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Panchatantra

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“Panchatantra.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Panchatantra. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Panchatantra,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Panchatantra.

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