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)

स्थानेष्व् एव नियोक्तव्या भृत्या आभरणानि च ।
न हि चूडामणिः पादे प्रभवामीति बध्यते ॥ ७८ ॥

sthāneṣv eva niyoktavyā bhṛtyā ābharaṇāni ca |
na hi cūḍāmaṇiḥ pāde prabhavāmīti badhyate || 78 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 1.78 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:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.78). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Eva, Niyoktavya, Bhriti, Bhritya, Abharana, Cudamani, Pada, Prabhava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 1.78). 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: “sthāneṣv eva niyoktavyā bhṛtyā ābharaṇāni ca
  • Cannot analyse sthāneṣv*ev
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • niyoktavyā* -
  • niyoktavya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    niyoktavyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhṛtyā* -
  • bhṛti (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhṛtya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhṛtyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhṛtī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • ābharaṇāni -
  • ābharaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “na hi cūḍāmaṇiḥ pāde prabhavāmīti badhyate
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • cūḍāmaṇiḥ -
  • cūḍāmaṇi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pāde -
  • pāda (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • prabhavām -
  • prabhavā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • īti -
  • īti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • badhyate -
  • bandh (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    bandh (verb class 4)
    [present passive third single]
    bandh (verb class 9)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 1.78

Cover of edition (2015)

Pancatantra of Visnusarman
by M. R. Kale (2015)

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Cover of edition (2016)

Panchatantra in Simple Sanskrit
by Dr. Vishwas (2016)

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Cover of edition (2020)

Panchatantram (Telugu)
by Tadanki Venkata Lakshmi Narasimha Rao (2020)

Published by J. P. Publications, Vijayawada; Throughout black & white Illustrations; 9788192053851.

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Preview of verse 1.78 in Telugu sript:
స్థానేష్వ్ ఏవ నియోక్తవ్యా భృత్యా ఆభరణాని చ ।
న హి చూడామణిః పాదే ప్రభవామీతి బధ్యతే ॥ ౭౮ ॥

Cover of edition (2010)

Panchatantram Bhashavyakhyanam (Malayalam)
by Dr. K.G. Sreelekha (2010)

Published by the University of Kerala.

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Preview of verse 1.78 in Malayalam sript:
സ്ഥാനേഷ്വ് ഏവ നിയോക്തവ്യാ ഭൃത്യാ ആഭരണാനി ച ।
ന ഹി ചൂഡാമണിഃ പാദേ പ്രഭവാമീതി ബധ്യതേ ॥ ൭൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2017)

The Panchatantra Stories (Tamil)
by P. S. Aacharya (2017)

Published by Narmadha Pathippagam, Chennai.

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Cover of Bengali edition

Panchatantrer Galpa (Bengali)
by Children's Book Trust (2014)

Throughout color Illustration; 9788170112730

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Preview of verse 1.78 in Bengali sript:
স্থানেষ্ব্ এব নিযোক্তব্যা ভৃত্যা আভরণানি চ ।
ন হি চূডামণিঃ পাদে প্রভবামীতি বধ্যতে ॥ ৭৮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Panchatantra in Gujarati (Comic)
by Anant Pai (2013)

[શિયાળા અને રણશિંગ પંચતંત્ર] Published by Amar Chitra Katha; Throughout Color Illustrations; 9789350853115

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Preview of verse 1.78 in Gujarati sript:
સ્થાનેષ્વ્ એવ નિયોક્તવ્યા ભૃત્યા આભરણાનિ ચ ।
ન હિ ચૂડામણિઃ પાદે પ્રભવામીતિ બધ્યતે ॥ ૭૮ ॥

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