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 1.398

निस्त्रिंशं हृदयं कृत्वा वाणीम् इक्षु-रसोपामाम् ।
विकल्पो ऽत्र न कर्तव्यो हन्यात् तत्रापकारिणम् ॥ ३९८ ॥

nistriṃśaṃ hṛdayaṃ kṛtvā vāṇīm ikṣu-rasopāmām |
vikalpo 'tra na kartavyo hanyāt tatrāpakāriṇam || 398 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 1.398 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 (1.398). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nistrimsha, Hridaya, Kritva, Kritvan, Vani, Pama, Vikalpa, Atra, Kartavya, Tatra, Apakarin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 1.398). 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: “nistriṃśaṃ hṛdayaṃ kṛtvā vāṇīm ikṣu-rasopāmām
  • nistriṃśam -
  • nistriṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nistriṃśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nistriṃśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • hṛdayam -
  • hṛdaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hṛdaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hṛdayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vāṇīm -
  • vāṇī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ikṣu -
  • ikṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • raso -
  • pāmām -
  • pāmā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “vikalpo 'tra na kartavyo hanyāt tatrāpakāriṇam
  • vikalpo' -
  • vikalpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kartavyo* -
  • kartavya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
  • hanyāt -
  • han (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • tatrā -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • apakāriṇam -
  • apakārin (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 1.398

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 1.398 in Telugu sript:
నిస్త్రింశం హృదయం కృత్వా వాణీమ్ ఇక్షు-రసోపామామ్ ।
వికల్పో ఽత్ర న కర్తవ్యో హన్యాత్ తత్రాపకారిణమ్ ॥ ౩౯౮ ॥

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 1.398 in Malayalam sript:
നിസ്ത്രിംശം ഹൃദയം കൃത്വാ വാണീമ് ഇക്ഷു-രസോപാമാമ് ।
വികല്പോ ഽത്ര ന കര്തവ്യോ ഹന്യാത് തത്രാപകാരിണമ് ॥ ൩൯൮ ॥

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 1.398 in Bengali sript:
নিস্ত্রিংশং হৃদযং কৃত্বা বাণীম্ ইক্ষু-রসোপামাম্ ।
বিকল্পো ঽত্র ন কর্তব্যো হন্যাত্ তত্রাপকারিণম্ ॥ ৩৯৮ ॥

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 1.398 in Gujarati sript:
નિસ્ત્રિંશં હૃદયં કૃત્વા વાણીમ્ ઇક્ષુ-રસોપામામ્ ।
વિકલ્પો ઽત્ર ન કર્તવ્યો હન્યાત્ તત્રાપકારિણમ્ ॥ ૩૯૮ ॥

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