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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 1.6
अर्थेभ्यो ऽपि हि वृद्धेभ्यः संवृत्तेभ्य इतस् ततः ।
प्रवर्तन्ते क्रियाः सर्वाः पर्वतेभ्य इवापगाः ॥ ६ ॥
arthebhyo 'pi hi vṛddhebhyaḥ saṃvṛttebhya itas tataḥ |
pravartante kriyāḥ sarvāḥ parvatebhya ivāpagāḥ || 6 ||
The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 1.6 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 (1.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Artha, Api, Vriddha, Samvritta, Itah, Ita, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Prava, Ritam, Yushmad, Kriya, Saru, Sarva, Parvata, Iva, Apaga,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 1.6). 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: “arthebhyo 'pi hi vṛddhebhyaḥ saṃvṛttebhya itas tataḥ ”
- arthebhyo' -
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artha (noun, masculine)[dative plural], [ablative plural]artha (noun, neuter)[dative plural], [ablative plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- vṛddhebhyaḥ -
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vṛddha (noun, masculine)[dative plural], [ablative plural]vṛddha (noun, neuter)[dative plural], [ablative plural]√vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, masculine)[dative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [ablative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb]√vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, neuter)[dative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [ablative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
- saṃvṛttebhya* -
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saṃvṛtta (noun, masculine)[dative plural], [ablative plural]saṃvṛtta (noun, neuter)[dative plural], [ablative plural]
- itas -
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itaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√i -> ita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
- tataḥ -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- Line 2: “pravartante kriyāḥ sarvāḥ parvatebhya ivāpagāḥ ”
- pravar -
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prava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pravā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ṛtan -
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ṛtam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- 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]
- kriyāḥ -
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kriya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kriyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√kṛ (verb class 1)[benedictive active second single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[benedictive active second single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[benedictive active second single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[benedictive active second single]
- sarvāḥ -
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saru (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]sarva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sarvā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- parvatebhya* -
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parvata (noun, masculine)[dative plural], [ablative plural]parvata (noun, neuter)[dative plural], [ablative plural]
- ivā -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- apagāḥ -
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apaga (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]apagā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 1.6
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 1.6 in Telugu sript:
అర్థేభ్యో ఽపి హి వృద్ధేభ్యః సంవృత్తేభ్య ఇతస్ తతః ।
ప్రవర్తన్తే క్రియాః సర్వాః పర్వతేభ్య ఇవాపగాః ॥ ౬ ॥
Panchatantram Bhashavyakhyanam (Malayalam)
by Dr. K.G. Sreelekha (2010)
Published by the University of Kerala.
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.6 in Malayalam sript:
അര്ഥേഭ്യോ ഽപി ഹി വൃദ്ധേഭ്യഃ സംവൃത്തേഭ്യ ഇതസ് തതഃ ।
പ്രവര്തന്തേ ക്രിയാഃ സര്വാഃ പര്വതേഭ്യ ഇവാപഗാഃ ॥ ൬ ॥
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 1.6 in Bengali sript:
অর্থেভ্যো ঽপি হি বৃদ্ধেভ্যঃ সংবৃত্তেভ্য ইতস্ ততঃ ।
প্রবর্তন্তে ক্রিযাঃ সর্বাঃ পর্বতেভ্য ইবাপগাঃ ॥ ৬ ॥
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 1.6 in Gujarati sript:
અર્થેભ્યો ઽપિ હિ વૃદ્ધેભ્યઃ સંવૃત્તેભ્ય ઇતસ્ તતઃ ।
પ્રવર્તન્તે ક્રિયાઃ સર્વાઃ પર્વતેભ્ય ઇવાપગાઃ ॥ ૬ ॥