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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 1.8
अशनाद् इन्द्रियाणीव स्युः कार्याण्य् अखिलान्य् अपि ।
एतस्मात् कारणाद् वित्तं सर्व-साधनम् उच्यते ॥ ८ ॥
aśanād indriyāṇīva syuḥ kāryāṇy akhilāny api |
etasmāt kāraṇād vittaṃ sarva-sādhanam ucyate || 8 ||
The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 1.8 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 (1.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Ashana, Indriya, Indriyani, Iva, Api, Etad, Esha, Karana, Vitta, Sarva, Sadhana, Ucyat,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 1.8). 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: “aśanād indriyāṇīva syuḥ kāryāṇy akhilāny api ”
- aśanād -
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aśana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]aśana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- indriyāṇī -
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indriyāṇi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]indriyāṇi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]indriyāṇi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]indriya (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- syuḥ -
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√as (verb class 2)[optative active third plural]
- Cannot analyse kāryāṇy*ak
- Cannot analyse akhilāny*ap
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- Line 2: “etasmāt kāraṇād vittaṃ sarva-sādhanam ucyate ”
- etasmāt -
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etad (noun, neuter)[ablative single]eṣa (noun, masculine)[ablative single]
- kāraṇād -
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kāraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- vittam -
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vitta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vitta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vittā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vid class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vid class 7 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vid class 7 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 7 verb]√vid (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- sarva -
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sarva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sarva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- sādhanam -
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sādhana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sādhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sādhanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ucyate -
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√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]√vac (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√vac (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 1.8
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 1.8 in Telugu sript:
అశనాద్ ఇన్ద్రియాణీవ స్యుః కార్యాణ్య్ అఖిలాన్య్ అపి ।
ఏతస్మాత్ కారణాద్ విత్తం సర్వ-సాధనమ్ ఉచ్యతే ॥ ౮ ॥
Panchatantram Bhashavyakhyanam (Malayalam)
by Dr. K.G. Sreelekha (2010)
Published by the University of Kerala.
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.8 in Malayalam sript:
അശനാദ് ഇന്ദ്രിയാണീവ സ്യുഃ കാര്യാണ്യ് അഖിലാന്യ് അപി ।
ഏതസ്മാത് കാരണാദ് വിത്തം സര്വ-സാധനമ് ഉച്യതേ ॥ ൮ ॥
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 1.8 in Bengali sript:
অশনাদ্ ইন্দ্রিযাণীব স্যুঃ কার্যাণ্য্ অখিলান্য্ অপি ।
এতস্মাত্ কারণাদ্ বিত্তং সর্ব-সাধনম্ উচ্যতে ॥ ৮ ॥
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 1.8 in Gujarati sript:
અશનાદ્ ઇન્દ્રિયાણીવ સ્યુઃ કાર્યાણ્ય્ અખિલાન્ય્ અપિ ।
એતસ્માત્ કારણાદ્ વિત્તં સર્વ-સાધનમ્ ઉચ્યતે ॥ ૮ ॥