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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)
Verse 0.5
किं तया क्रियते धेन्वा या न सूते न दुग्धदा ।
को ऽर्थः पुत्रेण जातेन यो न विद्वान् न भक्तिमान् ॥ ५ ॥
kiṃ tayā kriyate dhenvā yā na sūte na dugdhadā |
ko 'rthaḥ putreṇa jātena yo na vidvān na bhaktimān || 5 ||
The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 0.5 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:
Buy now! English translation by Dr. Naveen Kumar Jha (2016)
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (0.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kim, Kriyat, Dhenu, Suta, Suti, Dugdhada, Kah, Artha, Putra, Jata, Yah, Vidvas, Bhaktimat,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 0.5). 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: “kiṃ tayā kriyate dhenvā yā na sūte na dugdhadā ”
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- tayā -
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tā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]sā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- kriyate -
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√kṛ -> kriyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kriyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[present passive third single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[present passive third single]√kṛ (verb class 3)[present passive third single]√kṛ (verb class 6)[present middle third single], [present passive third single]
- dhenvā* -
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dhenu (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- yā* -
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yā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sūte -
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sūta (noun, masculine)[locative single]sūta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sūtā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]sūti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]sūti (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√su -> sūta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √su class 1 verb], [locative single from √su class 2 verb]√su -> sūta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √su class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 1 verb], [locative single from √su class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √su class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 2 verb], [locative single from √su class 2 verb]√su -> sūtā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √su class 1 verb], [vocative single from √su class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √su class 2 verb], [vocative single from √su class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 2 verb]√sū -> sūta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> sūta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [locative single from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> sūtā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [vocative single from √sū class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> sūta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sū class 2 verb]√sū -> sūta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [locative single from √sū class 2 verb]√sū -> sūtā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [vocative single from √sū class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √sū class 2 verb]√sū (verb class 2)[present middle third single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dugdhadā -
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dugdhadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “ko 'rthaḥ putreṇa jātena yo na vidvān na bhaktimān ”
- ko' -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ku (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- arthaḥ -
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artha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- putreṇa -
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putra (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]putra (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- jātena -
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jāta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]jāta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √jan class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √jan class 2 verb], [instrumental single from √jan class 3 verb], [instrumental single from √jan class 4 verb]√jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √jan class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √jan class 2 verb], [instrumental single from √jan class 3 verb], [instrumental single from √jan class 4 verb]
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vidvān -
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vidvas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√vid -> vidvas (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vid class 2 verb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhaktimān -
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bhaktimat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 0.5
Pancatantra of Visnusarman
by M. R. Kale (2015)
Panchatantra in Simple Sanskrit
by Dr. Vishwas (2016)
Panchatantram (Telugu)
by Tadanki Venkata Lakshmi Narasimha Rao (2020)
Published by J. P. Publications, Vijayawada; Throughout black & white Illustrations; 9788192053851.
Buy now!Preview of verse 0.5 in Telugu sript:
కిం తయా క్రియతే ధేన్వా యా న సూతే న దుగ్ధదా ।
కో ఽర్థః పుత్రేణ జాతేన యో న విద్వాన్ న భక్తిమాన్ ॥ ౫ ॥
Panchatantram Bhashavyakhyanam (Malayalam)
by Dr. K.G. Sreelekha (2010)
Published by the University of Kerala.
Buy now!Preview of verse 0.5 in Malayalam sript:
കിം തയാ ക്രിയതേ ധേന്വാ യാ ന സൂതേ ന ദുഗ്ധദാ ।
കോ ഽര്ഥഃ പുത്രേണ ജാതേന യോ ന വിദ്വാന് ന ഭക്തിമാന് ॥ ൫ ॥
The Panchatantra Stories (Tamil)
by P. S. Aacharya (2017)
Published by Narmadha Pathippagam, Chennai.
Buy now!
Panchatantrer Galpa (Bengali)
by Children's Book Trust (2014)
Throughout color Illustration; 9788170112730
Buy now!Preview of verse 0.5 in Bengali sript:
কিং তযা ক্রিযতে ধেন্বা যা ন সূতে ন দুগ্ধদা ।
কো ঽর্থঃ পুত্রেণ জাতেন যো ন বিদ্বান্ ন ভক্তিমান্ ॥ ৫ ॥
Panchatantra in Gujarati (Comic)
by Anant Pai (2013)
[શિયાળા અને રણશિંગ પંચતંત્ર] Published by Amar Chitra Katha; Throughout Color Illustrations; 9789350853115
Buy now!Preview of verse 0.5 in Gujarati sript:
કિં તયા ક્રિયતે ધેન્વા યા ન સૂતે ન દુગ્ધદા ।
કો ઽર્થઃ પુત્રેણ જાતેન યો ન વિદ્વાન્ ન ભક્તિમાન્ ॥ ૫ ॥