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 1.178

शूद्रो वा यदि वान्यो ऽपि चण्डालो ऽपि जटाधरः ।
दीक्षितः शिव-मन्त्रेण स भस्माङ्गी शिवो भवेत् ॥ १७८ ॥

śūdro vā yadi vānyo 'pi caṇḍālo 'pi jaṭādharaḥ |
dīkṣitaḥ śiva-mantreṇa sa bhasmāṅgī śivo bhavet || 178 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 1.178 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 (1.178). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shudra, Var, Yadi, Yad, Vani, Vanya, Api, Candala, Jatadhara, Dikshitri, Dikshita, Shiva, Mantra, Bhasmangin, Bhasmangi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 1.178). 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: “śūdro yadi vānyo 'pi caṇḍālo 'pi jaṭādharaḥ
  • śūdro* -
  • śūdra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • vānyo' -
  • vānī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vānya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    van -> vānya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √van class 1 verb], [nominative single from √van class 8 verb]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • caṇḍālo' -
  • caṇḍāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • jaṭādharaḥ -
  • jaṭādhara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “dīkṣitaḥ śiva-mantreṇa sa bhasmāṅgī śivo bhavet
  • dīkṣitaḥ -
  • dīkṣitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    dīkṣita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dīkṣ -> dīkṣita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √dīkṣ]
  • śiva -
  • śiva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śiva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mantreṇa -
  • mantra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhasmāṅgī -
  • bhasmāṅgī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    bhasmāṅgī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    bhasmāṅgin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śivo* -
  • śiva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 1.178

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 1.178 in Telugu sript:
శూద్రో వా యది వాన్యో ఽపి చణ్డాలో ఽపి జటాధరః ।
దీక్షితః శివ-మన్త్రేణ స భస్మాఙ్గీ శివో భవేత్ ॥ ౧౭౮ ॥

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 1.178 in Malayalam sript:
ശൂദ്രോ വാ യദി വാന്യോ ഽപി ചണ്ഡാലോ ഽപി ജടാധരഃ ।
ദീക്ഷിതഃ ശിവ-മന്ത്രേണ സ ഭസ്മാങ്ഗീ ശിവോ ഭവേത് ॥ ൧൭൮ ॥

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 1.178 in Bengali sript:
শূদ্রো বা যদি বান্যো ঽপি চণ্ডালো ঽপি জটাধরঃ ।
দীক্ষিতঃ শিব-মন্ত্রেণ স ভস্মাঙ্গী শিবো ভবেত্ ॥ ১৭৮ ॥

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 1.178 in Gujarati sript:
શૂદ્રો વા યદિ વાન્યો ઽપિ ચણ્ડાલો ઽપિ જટાધરઃ ।
દીક્ષિતઃ શિવ-મન્ત્રેણ સ ભસ્માઙ્ગી શિવો ભવેત્ ॥ ૧૭૮ ॥

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