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 1.148

नाग्निस् तृप्यति काष्ठानां नापगानां महोदधिः ।
नान्तकः सर्व-भूतानां न पुंसां वाम-लोचना ॥ १४८ ॥

nāgnis tṛpyati kāṣṭhānāṃ nāpagānāṃ mahodadhiḥ |
nāntakaḥ sarva-bhūtānāṃ na puṃsāṃ vāma-locanā || 148 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 1.148 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 (1.148). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nri, Agni, Tripyat, Kashtha, Nabh, Aga, Mahodadhi, Kah, Sarva, Bhuta, Pums, Vama, Locana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 1.148). 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: “nāgnis tṛpyati kāṣṭhānāṃ nāpagānāṃ mahodadhiḥ
  • -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • agnis -
  • agni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tṛpyati -
  • tṛpyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tṛpyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    tṛp -> tṛpyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √tṛp class 4 verb]
    tṛp -> tṛpyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √tṛp class 4 verb]
    tṛp (verb class 4)
    [present active third single]
  • kāṣṭhānām -
  • kāṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    kāṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    kāṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • nāp -
  • nābh (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • agānām -
  • aga (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    aga (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    agā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • mahodadhiḥ -
  • mahodadhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “nāntakaḥ sarva-bhūtānāṃ na puṃsāṃ vāma-locanā
  • nān -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • kaḥ -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarva -
  • sarva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • bhūtānām -
  • bhūta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    bhūta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    bhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • puṃsām -
  • puṃs (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • 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]
  • locanā -
  • locanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 1.148

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 1.148 in Telugu sript:
నాగ్నిస్ తృప్యతి కాష్ఠానాం నాపగానాం మహోదధిః ।
నాన్తకః సర్వ-భూతానాం న పుంసాం వామ-లోచనా ॥ ౧౪౮ ॥

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 1.148 in Malayalam sript:
നാഗ്നിസ് തൃപ്യതി കാഷ്ഠാനാം നാപഗാനാം മഹോദധിഃ ।
നാന്തകഃ സര്വ-ഭൂതാനാം ന പുംസാം വാമ-ലോചനാ ॥ ൧൪൮ ॥

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 1.148 in Bengali sript:
নাগ্নিস্ তৃপ্যতি কাষ্ঠানাং নাপগানাং মহোদধিঃ ।
নান্তকঃ সর্ব-ভূতানাং ন পুংসাং বাম-লোচনা ॥ ১৪৮ ॥

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 1.148 in Gujarati sript:
નાગ્નિસ્ તૃપ્યતિ કાષ્ઠાનાં નાપગાનાં મહોદધિઃ ।
નાન્તકઃ સર્વ-ભૂતાનાં ન પુંસાં વામ-લોચના ॥ ૧૪૮ ॥

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