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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 1.154
नासां कश्चिद् अगम्यो ऽस्ति नासां च वयसि स्थितिः ।
विरूपं रूपवन्तं वा पुमान् इत्य् एव भुज्यते ॥ १५४ ॥
nāsāṃ kaścid agamyo 'sti nāsāṃ ca vayasi sthitiḥ |
virūpaṃ rūpavantaṃ vā pumān ity eva bhujyate || 154 ||
The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 1.154 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 (1.154). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Nasa, Kah, Cit, Agamya, Asti, Vayas, Sthiti, Virupa, Rupavat, Pums, Eva,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 1.154). 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: “nāsāṃ kaścid agamyo 'sti nāsāṃ ca vayasi sthitiḥ ”
- nāsām -
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nāsā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- kaś -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cid -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- agamyo' -
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agamya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- asti -
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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]
- nāsām -
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nāsā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vayasi -
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vayas (noun, neuter)[locative single]√vay (verb class 1)[present active second single]
- sthitiḥ -
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sthiti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “virūpaṃ rūpavantaṃ vā pumān ity eva bhujyate ”
- virūpam -
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virūpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]virūpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]virūpā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- rūpavantam -
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rūpavat (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- pumān -
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puṃs (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Cannot analyse ity*ev
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhujyate -
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√bhuj (verb class 6)[present passive third single]√bhuj (verb class 6)[present passive third single]√bhuj (verb class 7)[present passive third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 1.154
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 1.154 in Telugu sript:
నాసాం కశ్చిద్ అగమ్యో ఽస్తి నాసాం చ వయసి స్థితిః ।
విరూపం రూపవన్తం వా పుమాన్ ఇత్య్ ఏవ భుజ్యతే ॥ ౧౫౪ ॥
Panchatantram Bhashavyakhyanam (Malayalam)
by Dr. K.G. Sreelekha (2010)
Published by the University of Kerala.
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.154 in Malayalam sript:
നാസാം കശ്ചിദ് അഗമ്യോ ഽസ്തി നാസാം ച വയസി സ്ഥിതിഃ ।
വിരൂപം രൂപവന്തം വാ പുമാന് ഇത്യ് ഏവ ഭുജ്യതേ ॥ ൧൫൪ ॥
The Panchatantra Stories (Tamil)
by P. S. Aacharya (2017)
Published by Narmadha Pathippagam, Chennai.
Buy now!
Panchatantrer Galpa (Bengali)
by Children's Book Trust (2014)
Throughout color Illustration; 9788170112730
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.154 in Bengali sript:
নাসাং কশ্চিদ্ অগম্যো ঽস্তি নাসাং চ বযসি স্থিতিঃ ।
বিরূপং রূপবন্তং বা পুমান্ ইত্য্ এব ভুজ্যতে ॥ ১৫৪ ॥
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 1.154 in Gujarati sript:
નાસાં કશ્ચિદ્ અગમ્યો ઽસ્તિ નાસાં ચ વયસિ સ્થિતિઃ ।
વિરૂપં રૂપવન્તં વા પુમાન્ ઇત્ય્ એવ ભુજ્યતે ॥ ૧૫૪ ॥