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 1.359

अनिर्वेदः श्रियो मूलं चञ्चुर् मे लोह-सन्निभा ।
अहो-रात्राणि दीर्घाणि समुद्रः किं न शुष्यति ॥ ३५९ ॥

anirvedaḥ śriyo mūlaṃ cañcur me loha-sannibhā |
aho-rātrāṇi dīrghāṇi samudraḥ kiṃ na śuṣyati || 359 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 1.359 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 (1.359). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Anirveda, Shri, Shriya, Mula, Cancu, Asmad, Loha, Sannibha, Ahan, Ratra, Dirgha, Samudra, Kim, Shushyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 1.359). 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: “anirvedaḥ śriyo mūlaṃ cañcur me loha-sannibhā
  • anirvedaḥ -
  • anirveda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śriyo* -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śriya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mūlam -
  • mūla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mūla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mūlā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cañcur -
  • cañcu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    cañcu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • loha -
  • loha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    loha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    luh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sannibhā -
  • sannibhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “aho-rātrāṇi dīrghāṇi samudraḥ kiṃ na śuṣyati
  • aho* -
  • ahan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ahar (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    has (verb class 1)
    [aorist active second single]
  • rātrāṇi -
  • rātra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dīrghāṇi -
  • dīrgha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • samudraḥ -
  • samudra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śuṣyati -
  • śuṣ -> śuṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √śuṣ class 4 verb]
    śuṣ -> śuṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √śuṣ class 4 verb]
    śuṣ (verb class 4)
    [present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 1.359

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 1.359 in Telugu sript:
అనిర్వేదః శ్రియో మూలం చఞ్చుర్ మే లోహ-సన్నిభా ।
అహో-రాత్రాణి దీర్ఘాణి సముద్రః కిం న శుష్యతి ॥ ౩౫౯ ॥

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 1.359 in Malayalam sript:
അനിര്വേദഃ ശ്രിയോ മൂലം ചഞ്ചുര് മേ ലോഹ-സന്നിഭാ ।
അഹോ-രാത്രാണി ദീര്ഘാണി സമുദ്രഃ കിം ന ശുഷ്യതി ॥ ൩൫൯ ॥

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 1.359 in Bengali sript:
অনির্বেদঃ শ্রিযো মূলং চঞ্চুর্ মে লোহ-সন্নিভা ।
অহো-রাত্রাণি দীর্ঘাণি সমুদ্রঃ কিং ন শুষ্যতি ॥ ৩৫৯ ॥

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 1.359 in Gujarati sript:
અનિર્વેદઃ શ્રિયો મૂલં ચઞ્ચુર્ મે લોહ-સન્નિભા ।
અહો-રાત્રાણિ દીર્ઘાણિ સમુદ્રઃ કિં ન શુષ્યતિ ॥ ૩૫૯ ॥

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