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 5.17
अपरीक्ष्य न कर्तव्यं कर्तव्यं सुपरीक्षितम् ।
पश्चाद् भवति सन्तापो ब्राह्मणी नकुलं यथा ॥ १७ ॥
aparīkṣya na kartavyaṃ kartavyaṃ suparīkṣitam |
paścād bhavati santāpo brāhmaṇī nakulaṃ yathā || 17 ||
The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 5.17 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 (5.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Apari, Ikshya, Kartavya, Suparikshita, Pashcat, Pashca, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Santapa, Brahmani, Nakula, Yatha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “aparīkṣya na kartavyaṃ kartavyaṃ suparīkṣitam ”
- aparī -
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aparī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- īkṣya -
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√īkṣ -> īkṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √īkṣ]√īkṣ -> īkṣya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √īkṣ class 1 verb]√īkṣ -> īkṣya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √īkṣ class 1 verb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kartavyam -
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kartavya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kartavya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kartavyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
- kartavyam -
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kartavya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kartavya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kartavyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
- suparīkṣitam -
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suparīkṣita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]suparīkṣita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]suparīkṣitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “paścād bhavati santāpo brāhmaṇī nakulaṃ yathā ”
- paścād -
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paścāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]paśca (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]paśca (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- bhavati -
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bhavatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- santāpo* -
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santāpa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- brāhmaṇī -
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brāhmaṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- nakulam -
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nakula (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nakula (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nakulā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 5.17
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 5.17 in Telugu sript:
అపరీక్ష్య న కర్తవ్యం కర్తవ్యం సుపరీక్షితమ్ ।
పశ్చాద్ భవతి సన్తాపో బ్రాహ్మణీ నకులం యథా ॥ ౧౭ ॥
Panchatantram Bhashavyakhyanam (Malayalam)
by Dr. K.G. Sreelekha (2010)
Published by the University of Kerala.
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.17 in Malayalam sript:
അപരീക്ഷ്യ ന കര്തവ്യം കര്തവ്യം സുപരീക്ഷിതമ് ।
പശ്ചാദ് ഭവതി സന്താപോ ബ്രാഹ്മണീ നകുലം യഥാ ॥ ൧൭ ॥
The Panchatantra Stories (Tamil)
by P. S. Aacharya (2017)
Published by Narmadha Pathippagam, Chennai.
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Panchatantrer Galpa (Bengali)
by Children's Book Trust (2014)
Throughout color Illustration; 9788170112730
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.17 in Bengali sript:
অপরীক্ষ্য ন কর্তব্যং কর্তব্যং সুপরীক্ষিতম্ ।
পশ্চাদ্ ভবতি সন্তাপো ব্রাহ্মণী নকুলং যথা ॥ ১৭ ॥
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 5.17 in Gujarati sript:
અપરીક્ષ્ય ન કર્તવ્યં કર્તવ્યં સુપરીક્ષિતમ્ ।
પશ્ચાદ્ ભવતિ સન્તાપો બ્રાહ્મણી નકુલં યથા ॥ ૧૭ ॥