पञ्चतन्त्रpañcatantra

पञ्चतन्त्र (pañcatantra) is a Sanskrit word meaning of a poem by Dharma-pandita, panchatantra, name of a collection of fables. Its 4 recorded definitions are grouped into 2 contexts, among them The collection of fables 'Pañcatantra', A poem named 'Pañcatantra'.

Meanings by context

The collection of fables 'Pañcatantra'

3 definitions
The title of a well-known collection of moral stories and fables in 5 books.

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The title of a famous collection of fables having five divisions

Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Panchatantra, name of a collection of fables

Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary

A poem named 'Pañcatantra'

1 definition
of a poem by Dharma-pandita

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 3 works: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899). Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.