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)

अपि स्थाणुवद् आसीनः शुष्यन् परिगतः क्षुधा ।
न त्व् अज्ञानात्म-सम्पन्नाद् वृत्तिम् ईहते पण्डितः ॥ ५० ॥

api sthāṇuvad āsīnaḥ śuṣyan parigataḥ kṣudhā |
na tv ajñānātma-sampannād vṛttim īhate paṇḍitaḥ || 50 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 1.50 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 (1.50). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Api, Sthanuvat, Asina, Shushyat, Parigata, Kshudh, Kshudha, Ajnanat, Ajnana, Sampanna, Vritti, Pandita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 1.50). 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: “api sthāṇuvad āsīnaḥ śuṣyan parigataḥ kṣudhā
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • sthāṇuvad -
  • sthāṇuvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • āsīnaḥ -
  • āsīna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śuṣyan -
  • śuṣ -> śuṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śuṣ class 4 verb]
  • parigataḥ -
  • parigata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṣudhā -
  • kṣudh (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    kṣudhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “na tv ajñānātma-sampannād vṛttim īhate paṇḍitaḥ
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse tv*aj
  • ajñānāt -
  • ajñānāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ajñāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ajñāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ma -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sampannād -
  • sampanna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    sampanna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • vṛttim -
  • vṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • īhate -
  • īh (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • paṇḍitaḥ -
  • paṇḍita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 1.50

Cover of edition (2015)

Pancatantra of Visnusarman
by M. R. Kale (2015)

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Cover of edition (2016)

Panchatantra in Simple Sanskrit
by Dr. Vishwas (2016)

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Cover of edition (2020)

Panchatantram (Telugu)
by Tadanki Venkata Lakshmi Narasimha Rao (2020)

Published by J. P. Publications, Vijayawada; Throughout black & white Illustrations; 9788192053851.

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Preview of verse 1.50 in Telugu sript:
అపి స్థాణువద్ ఆసీనః శుష్యన్ పరిగతః క్షుధా ।
న త్వ్ అజ్ఞానాత్మ-సమ్పన్నాద్ వృత్తిమ్ ఈహతే పణ్డితః ॥ ౫౦ ॥

Cover of edition (2010)

Panchatantram Bhashavyakhyanam (Malayalam)
by Dr. K.G. Sreelekha (2010)

Published by the University of Kerala.

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Preview of verse 1.50 in Malayalam sript:
അപി സ്ഥാണുവദ് ആസീനഃ ശുഷ്യന് പരിഗതഃ ക്ഷുധാ ।
ന ത്വ് അജ്ഞാനാത്മ-സമ്പന്നാദ് വൃത്തിമ് ഈഹതേ പണ്ഡിതഃ ॥ ൫൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2017)

The Panchatantra Stories (Tamil)
by P. S. Aacharya (2017)

Published by Narmadha Pathippagam, Chennai.

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Cover of Bengali edition

Panchatantrer Galpa (Bengali)
by Children's Book Trust (2014)

Throughout color Illustration; 9788170112730

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Preview of verse 1.50 in Bengali sript:
অপি স্থাণুবদ্ আসীনঃ শুষ্যন্ পরিগতঃ ক্ষুধা ।
ন ত্ব্ অজ্ঞানাত্ম-সম্পন্নাদ্ বৃত্তিম্ ঈহতে পণ্ডিতঃ ॥ ৫০ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Panchatantra in Gujarati (Comic)
by Anant Pai (2013)

[શિયાળા અને રણશિંગ પંચતંત્ર] Published by Amar Chitra Katha; Throughout Color Illustrations; 9789350853115

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Preview of verse 1.50 in Gujarati sript:
અપિ સ્થાણુવદ્ આસીનઃ શુષ્યન્ પરિગતઃ ક્ષુધા ।
ન ત્વ્ અજ્ઞાનાત્મ-સમ્પન્નાદ્ વૃત્તિમ્ ઈહતે પણ્ડિતઃ ॥ ૫૦ ॥

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