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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 4.3
न पृच्छेच् चरणं गोत्रं न च विद्यां कुलं न च ।
अतिथिं वैश्वदेवान्ते श्राद्धे च मनुर् अब्रवीत् ॥ ३ ॥
na pṛcchec caraṇaṃ gotraṃ na ca vidyāṃ kulaṃ na ca |
atithiṃ vaiśvadevānte śrāddhe ca manur abravīt || 3 ||
The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 4.3 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:
Buy now! English translation by Dr. Naveen Kumar Jha (2016)
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (4.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Carana, Gotra, Vidya, Kula, Atithi, Vaishvadeva, Tad, Yushmad, Shraddha, Manu, Manus,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 4.3). 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: “na pṛcchec caraṇaṃ gotraṃ na ca vidyāṃ kulaṃ na ca ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pṛcchec -
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√praś (verb class 6)[optative active third single]
- caraṇam -
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caraṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]caraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- gotram -
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gotra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]gotra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]gotrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vidyām -
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vidyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√vid (verb class 2)[optative active first single]
- kulam -
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kula (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kula (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kulā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “atithiṃ vaiśvadevānte śrāddhe ca manur abravīt ”
- atithim -
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atithi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- vaiśvadevān -
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vaiśvadeva (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- śrāddhe -
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śrāddha (noun, masculine)[locative single]śrāddha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]śrāddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- manur -
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manus (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]manu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]manu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- abravīt -
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√brū (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 4.3
Pancatantra of Visnusarman
by M. R. Kale (2015)
Panchatantra in Simple Sanskrit
by Dr. Vishwas (2016)
Panchatantram (Telugu)
by Tadanki Venkata Lakshmi Narasimha Rao (2020)
Published by J. P. Publications, Vijayawada; Throughout black & white Illustrations; 9788192053851.
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.3 in Telugu sript:
న పృచ్ఛేచ్ చరణం గోత్రం న చ విద్యాం కులం న చ ।
అతిథిం వైశ్వదేవాన్తే శ్రాద్ధే చ మనుర్ అబ్రవీత్ ॥ ౩ ॥
Panchatantram Bhashavyakhyanam (Malayalam)
by Dr. K.G. Sreelekha (2010)
Published by the University of Kerala.
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.3 in Malayalam sript:
ന പൃച്ഛേച് ചരണം ഗോത്രം ന ച വിദ്യാം കുലം ന ച ।
അതിഥിം വൈശ്വദേവാന്തേ ശ്രാദ്ധേ ച മനുര് അബ്രവീത് ॥ ൩ ॥
The Panchatantra Stories (Tamil)
by P. S. Aacharya (2017)
Published by Narmadha Pathippagam, Chennai.
Buy now!
Panchatantrer Galpa (Bengali)
by Children's Book Trust (2014)
Throughout color Illustration; 9788170112730
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.3 in Bengali sript:
ন পৃচ্ছেচ্ চরণং গোত্রং ন চ বিদ্যাং কুলং ন চ ।
অতিথিং বৈশ্বদেবান্তে শ্রাদ্ধে চ মনুর্ অব্রবীত্ ॥ ৩ ॥
Panchatantra in Gujarati (Comic)
by Anant Pai (2013)
[શિયાળા અને રણશિંગ પંચતંત્ર] Published by Amar Chitra Katha; Throughout Color Illustrations; 9789350853115
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.3 in Gujarati sript:
ન પૃચ્છેચ્ ચરણં ગોત્રં ન ચ વિદ્યાં કુલં ન ચ ।
અતિથિં વૈશ્વદેવાન્તે શ્રાદ્ધે ચ મનુર્ અબ્રવીત્ ॥ ૩ ॥