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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 1.4
न सा विद्या न तद् दानं न तच् छिल्पं न सा कला ।
न तत् स्थैर्यं हि धनिनां याचकैर् यन् न गीयते ॥ ४ ॥
na sā vidyā na tad dānaṃ na tac chilpaṃ na sā kalā |
na tat sthairyaṃ hi dhanināṃ yācakair yan na gīyate || 4 ||
The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 1.4 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 (1.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Vidya, Tad, Tat, Dana, Kala, Sthairya, Dhanin, Yacaka, Yat, Yad,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 1.4). 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 sā vidyā na tad dānaṃ na tac chilpaṃ na sā kalā ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sā* -
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so (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- vidyā* -
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vidyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√vid (verb class 2)[optative active second single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- dānam -
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dāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tac -
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- Cannot analyse chilpam*na
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sā -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kalā -
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kalā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “na tat sthairyaṃ hi dhanināṃ yācakair yan na gīyate ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- sthairyam -
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sthairya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- dhaninām -
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dhanin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]dhanin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- yācakair -
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yācaka (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- yan -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gīyate -
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√gā (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√gā (verb class 3)[present passive third single]√gā (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√gā (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√gā (verb class 3)[present passive third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 1.4
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 1.4 in Telugu sript:
న సా విద్యా న తద్ దానం న తచ్ ఛిల్పం న సా కలా ।
న తత్ స్థైర్యం హి ధనినాం యాచకైర్ యన్ న గీయతే ॥ ౪ ॥
Panchatantram Bhashavyakhyanam (Malayalam)
by Dr. K.G. Sreelekha (2010)
Published by the University of Kerala.
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.4 in Malayalam sript:
ന സാ വിദ്യാ ന തദ് ദാനം ന തച് ഛില്പം ന സാ കലാ ।
ന തത് സ്ഥൈര്യം ഹി ധനിനാം യാചകൈര് യന് ന ഗീയതേ ॥ ൪ ॥
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 1.4 in Bengali sript:
ন সা বিদ্যা ন তদ্ দানং ন তচ্ ছিল্পং ন সা কলা ।
ন তত্ স্থৈর্যং হি ধনিনাং যাচকৈর্ যন্ ন গীযতে ॥ ৪ ॥
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 1.4 in Gujarati sript:
ન સા વિદ્યા ન તદ્ દાનં ન તચ્ છિલ્પં ન સા કલા ।
ન તત્ સ્થૈર્યં હિ ધનિનાં યાચકૈર્ યન્ ન ગીયતે ॥ ૪ ॥