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 1.163

फल-हीनं नृपं भृत्याः कुलीनम् अपि चोन्नतम् ।
सन्त्य् अज्यान्य् अत्र गच्छन्ति शुष्कं वृक्षम् इवाण्डजाः ॥ १६३ ॥

phala-hīnaṃ nṛpaṃ bhṛtyāḥ kulīnam api connatam |
santy ajyāny atra gacchanti śuṣkaṃ vṛkṣam ivāṇḍajāḥ || 163 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 1.163 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 (1.163). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Phala, Hina, Nripa, Bhriti, Bhritya, Kulina, Api, Unnata, Atra, Gacchat, Shushka, Vriksha, Iva, Andaja,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 1.163). 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: “phala-hīnaṃ nṛpaṃ bhṛtyāḥ kulīnam api connatam
  • phala -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    phal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • hīnam -
  • hīna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hīna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hīnā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    -> hīna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ class 3 verb]
    -> hīna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ class 3 verb]
  • nṛpam -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • bhṛtyāḥ -
  • bhṛti (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhṛtya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhṛtyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhṛtī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • kulīnam -
  • kulīna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kulīna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kulīnā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • co -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • unnatam -
  • unnata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    unnata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    unnatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “santy ajyāny atra gacchanti śuṣkaṃ vṛkṣam ivāṇḍajāḥ
  • Cannot analyse santy*aj
  • Cannot analyse ajyāny*at
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gacchanti -
  • gacchat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • śuṣkam -
  • śuṣka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śuṣka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śuṣkā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śuṣ -> śuṣka (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śuṣ class 6 verb]
    śuṣ -> śuṣka (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [nominative single from √śuṣ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √śuṣ class 6 verb]
  • vṛkṣam -
  • vṛkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vṛkṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aṇḍajāḥ -
  • aṇḍaja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    aṇḍajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 1.163

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 1.163 in Telugu sript:
ఫల-హీనం నృపం భృత్యాః కులీనమ్ అపి చోన్నతమ్ ।
సన్త్య్ అజ్యాన్య్ అత్ర గచ్ఛన్తి శుష్కం వృక్షమ్ ఇవాణ్డజాః ॥ ౧౬౩ ॥

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 1.163 in Malayalam sript:
ഫല-ഹീനം നൃപം ഭൃത്യാഃ കുലീനമ് അപി ചോന്നതമ് ।
സന്ത്യ് അജ്യാന്യ് അത്ര ഗച്ഛന്തി ശുഷ്കം വൃക്ഷമ് ഇവാണ്ഡജാഃ ॥ ൧൬൩ ॥

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 1.163 in Bengali sript:
ফল-হীনং নৃপং ভৃত্যাঃ কুলীনম্ অপি চোন্নতম্ ।
সন্ত্য্ অজ্যান্য্ অত্র গচ্ছন্তি শুষ্কং বৃক্ষম্ ইবাণ্ডজাঃ ॥ ১৬৩ ॥

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 1.163 in Gujarati sript:
ફલ-હીનં નૃપં ભૃત્યાઃ કુલીનમ્ અપિ ચોન્નતમ્ ।
સન્ત્ય્ અજ્યાન્ય્ અત્ર ગચ્છન્તિ શુષ્કં વૃક્ષમ્ ઇવાણ્ડજાઃ ॥ ૧૬૩ ॥

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