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)

श्वान-कुक्कुट-चाण्डालाः सम-स्पर्शाः प्रकीर्तिताः ।
रासभोष्ट्रौ विशेषेण तस्मात् तान् नैव संस्पृशेत् ॥ ११७ ॥

śvāna-kukkuṭa-cāṇḍālāḥ sama-sparśāḥ prakīrtitāḥ |
rāsabhoṣṭrau viśeṣeṇa tasmāt tān naiva saṃspṛśet || 117 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 3.117 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 (3.117). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shvana, Kukkuta, Candala, Sama, Sparsha, Prakirtita, Rasabha, Ushtra, Vishesha, Tasmat, Tad, Tat, Naiva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 3.117). 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: “śvāna-kukkuṭa-cāṇḍālāḥ sama-sparśāḥ prakīrtitāḥ
  • śvāna -
  • śvāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kukkuṭa -
  • kukkuṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kukkuṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cāṇḍālāḥ -
  • cāṇḍāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • sama -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sparśāḥ -
  • sparśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sparśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • prakīrtitāḥ -
  • prakīrtita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prakīrtitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “rāsabhoṣṭrau viśeṣeṇa tasmāt tān naiva saṃspṛśet
  • rāsabho -
  • rāsabha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • uṣṭrau -
  • uṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • viśeṣeṇa -
  • viśeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    viśeṣa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • tasmāt -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • tān -
  • tāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • naiva -
  • naiva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sam (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • spṛśet -
  • spṛś (verb class 6)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 3.117

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 3.117 in Telugu sript:
శ్వాన-కుక్కుట-చాణ్డాలాః సమ-స్పర్శాః ప్రకీర్తితాః ।
రాసభోష్ట్రౌ విశేషేణ తస్మాత్ తాన్ నైవ సంస్పృశేత్ ॥ ౧౧౭ ॥

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 3.117 in Malayalam sript:
ശ്വാന-കുക്കുട-ചാണ്ഡാലാഃ സമ-സ്പര്ശാഃ പ്രകീര്തിതാഃ ।
രാസഭോഷ്ട്രൌ വിശേഷേണ തസ്മാത് താന് നൈവ സംസ്പൃശേത് ॥ ൧൧൭ ॥

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 3.117 in Bengali sript:
শ্বান-কুক্কুট-চাণ্ডালাঃ সম-স্পর্শাঃ প্রকীর্তিতাঃ ।
রাসভোষ্ট্রৌ বিশেষেণ তস্মাত্ তান্ নৈব সংস্পৃশেত্ ॥ ১১৭ ॥

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 3.117 in Gujarati sript:
શ્વાન-કુક્કુટ-ચાણ્ડાલાઃ સમ-સ્પર્શાઃ પ્રકીર્તિતાઃ ।
રાસભોષ્ટ્રૌ વિશેષેણ તસ્માત્ તાન્ નૈવ સંસ્પૃશેત્ ॥ ૧૧૭ ॥

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