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 1.147

एकेन स्मित-पाटलाधर-रुचो जल्पन्त्य् अनल्पाक्षरं वीक्षन्तेऽन्यम् इतः स्फुटत्-कुमुदिनी-फुल्लोल्लसल्-लोचनाः ।
दूरोदार-चरित्र-चित्र-विभवं ध्यायन्ति चान्यं धिया केनेत्थं परमार्थतो ऽर्थवद् इव प्रेमास्ति वाम-भ्रुवाम् ॥ १४७ ॥

ekena smita-pāṭalādhara-ruco jalpanty analpākṣaraṃ vīkṣante'nyam itaḥ sphuṭat-kumudinī-phullollasal-locanāḥ |
dūrodāra-caritra-citra-vibhavaṃ dhyāyanti cānyaṃ dhiyā kenetthaṃ paramārthato 'rthavad iva premāsti vāma-bhruvām || 147 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 1.147 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 (1.147). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Eka, Smita, Patala, Adhara, Analpa, Akshara, Anya, Itah, Ita, Sphutat, Kumudini, Phulla, Ullasat, Locana, Dura, Udara, Caritra, Citra, Vibhava, Dhyayanti, Dhyayat, Dhi, Kena, Kah, Kim, Ittham, Ittha, Paramarthatah, Paramarthatas, Arthavat, Iva, Prema, Preman, Asti, Vama, Bhru, Bhruva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 1.147). 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: “ekena smita-pāṭalādhara-ruco jalpanty analpākṣaraṃ vīkṣante'nyam itaḥ sphuṭat-kumudinī-phullollasal-locanāḥ
  • ekena -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    eka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • smita -
  • smita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    smita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    smi -> smita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √smi class 1 verb]
    smi -> smita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √smi class 1 verb]
  • pāṭalā -
  • pāṭala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāṭala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāṭalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhara -
  • adhara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adhara (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • ruco* -
  • Cannot analyse jalpanty*an
  • analpā -
  • analpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    analpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    analpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akṣaram -
  • akṣara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akṣara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akṣarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṣar (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
    kṣar (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    u (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ū (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    ū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • īkṣante' -
  • īkṣ (verb class 1)
    [present middle third plural]
  • anyam -
  • anya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • itaḥ -
  • 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]
  • sphuṭat -
  • sphuṭ -> sphuṭat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sphuṭ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √sphuṭ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √sphuṭ class 6 verb]
  • kumudinī -
  • kumudinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    kumudini (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kumudini (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • phullo -
  • phulla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    phulla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    phullā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    phull (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ullasal -
  • ullasat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    ullasat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • locanāḥ -
  • locana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    locanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “dūrodāra-caritra-citra-vibhavaṃ dhyāyanti cānyaṃ dhiyā kenetthaṃ paramārthato 'rthavad iva premāsti vāma-bhruvām
  • dūro -
  • dūra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dūra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dūrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • udāra -
  • udāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    udāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • caritra -
  • caritra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • citra -
  • citra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    citra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vibhavam -
  • vibhava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vibhava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vibhavā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dhyāyanti -
  • dhyāyantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    dhyāyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    dhyā (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • cānya -
  • cam -> cānya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √cam]
    cam -> cānya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √cam]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • dhiyā -
  • dhī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • kene -
  • kena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    kena (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ittham -
  • ittham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ittha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • paramārthato' -
  • paramārthataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    paramārthatas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • arthavad -
  • arthavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    arthavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • premā -
  • preman (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    preman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    premā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asti -
  • asti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • vāma -
  • vāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • bhruvām -
  • bhrū (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural], [locative single]
    bhruvā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 1.147

Cover of edition (2015)

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

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Panchatantra in Simple Sanskrit
by Dr. Vishwas (2016)

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Cover of edition (2020)

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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 1.147 in Telugu sript:
ఏకేన స్మిత-పాటలాధర-రుచో జల్పన్త్య్ అనల్పాక్షరం వీక్షన్తేఽన్యమ్ ఇతః స్ఫుటత్-కుముదినీ-ఫుల్లోల్లసల్-లోచనాః ।
దూరోదార-చరిత్ర-చిత్ర-విభవం ధ్యాయన్తి చాన్యం ధియా కేనేత్థం పరమార్థతో ఽర్థవద్ ఇవ ప్రేమాస్తి వామ-భ్రువామ్ ॥ ౧౪౭ ॥

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 1.147 in Malayalam sript:
ഏകേന സ്മിത-പാടലാധര-രുചോ ജല്പന്ത്യ് അനല്പാക്ഷരം വീക്ഷന്തേഽന്യമ് ഇതഃ സ്ഫുടത്-കുമുദിനീ-ഫുല്ലോല്ലസല്-ലോചനാഃ ।
ദൂരോദാര-ചരിത്ര-ചിത്ര-വിഭവം ധ്യായന്തി ചാന്യം ധിയാ കേനേത്ഥം പരമാര്ഥതോ ഽര്ഥവദ് ഇവ പ്രേമാസ്തി വാമ-ഭ്രുവാമ് ॥ ൧൪൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2017)

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

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Preview of verse 1.147 in Bengali sript:
একেন স্মিত-পাটলাধর-রুচো জল্পন্ত্য্ অনল্পাক্ষরং বীক্ষন্তেঽন্যম্ ইতঃ স্ফুটত্-কুমুদিনী-ফুল্লোল্লসল্-লোচনাঃ ।
দূরোদার-চরিত্র-চিত্র-বিভবং ধ্যাযন্তি চান্যং ধিযা কেনেত্থং পরমার্থতো ঽর্থবদ্ ইব প্রেমাস্তি বাম-ভ্রুবাম্ ॥ ১৪৭ ॥

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 1.147 in Gujarati sript:
એકેન સ્મિત-પાટલાધર-રુચો જલ્પન્ત્ય્ અનલ્પાક્ષરં વીક્ષન્તેઽન્યમ્ ઇતઃ સ્ફુટત્-કુમુદિની-ફુલ્લોલ્લસલ્-લોચનાઃ ।
દૂરોદાર-ચરિત્ર-ચિત્ર-વિભવં ધ્યાયન્તિ ચાન્યં ધિયા કેનેત્થં પરમાર્થતો ઽર્થવદ્ ઇવ પ્રેમાસ્તિ વામ-ભ્રુવામ્ ॥ ૧૪૭ ॥

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