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 1.161

स्तोकेनोन्नतिम् आयाति स्तोकेनायात्य् अधो-गतिम् ।
अहो ससदृशो चेष्टा तुलायष्टेः खलस्य च ॥ १६१ ॥

stokenonnatim āyāti stokenāyāty adho-gatim |
aho sasadṛśo ceṣṭā tulāyaṣṭeḥ khalasya ca || 161 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 1.161 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 (1.161). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Stoka, Unnati, Ayat, Adhah, Adhas, Gati, Ahu, Sasat, Ceshta, Tulayashti, Khala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 1.161). 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: “stokenonnatim āyāti stokenāyāty adho-gatim
  • stokeno -
  • stoka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    stoka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • unnatim -
  • unnati (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • āyāti -
  • āyāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āyāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āyāt (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    āyāt (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    āyāt (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • Cannot analyse stokenāyāty*ad
  • adho* -
  • adhaḥ (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    adhaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    adhas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • gatim -
  • gati (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    gati (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “aho sasadṛśo ceṣṭā tulāyaṣṭeḥ khalasya ca
  • aho -
  • ahu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ahu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • sasad -
  • sas -> sasat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sas class 2 verb], [vocative single from √sas class 2 verb], [accusative single from √sas class 2 verb]
  • ṛśo -
  • ceṣṭā -
  • ceṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tulāyaṣṭeḥ -
  • tulāyaṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • khalasya -
  • khala (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 1.161

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 1.161 in Telugu sript:
స్తోకేనోన్నతిమ్ ఆయాతి స్తోకేనాయాత్య్ అధో-గతిమ్ ।
అహో ససదృశో చేష్టా తులాయష్టేః ఖలస్య చ ॥ ౧౬౧ ॥

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 1.161 in Malayalam sript:
സ്തോകേനോന്നതിമ് ആയാതി സ്തോകേനായാത്യ് അധോ-ഗതിമ് ।
അഹോ സസദൃശോ ചേഷ്ടാ തുലായഷ്ടേഃ ഖലസ്യ ച ॥ ൧൬൧ ॥

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 1.161 in Bengali sript:
স্তোকেনোন্নতিম্ আযাতি স্তোকেনাযাত্য্ অধো-গতিম্ ।
অহো সসদৃশো চেষ্টা তুলাযষ্টেঃ খলস্য চ ॥ ১৬১ ॥

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 1.161 in Gujarati sript:
સ્તોકેનોન્નતિમ્ આયાતિ સ્તોકેનાયાત્ય્ અધો-ગતિમ્ ।
અહો સસદૃશો ચેષ્ટા તુલાયષ્ટેઃ ખલસ્ય ચ ॥ ૧૬૧ ॥

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