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 1.206

समुद्र-वीचीव चल-स्वभावाः सन्ध्याभ्र-रेखेव मुहूर्त-रागाः ।
स्त्रियः कृतार्थाः पुरुषं निरर्थं निष्पीडोतालक्तकवत् त्यजन्ति ॥ २०६ ॥

samudra-vīcīva cala-svabhāvāḥ sandhyābhra-rekheva muhūrta-rāgāḥ |
striyaḥ kṛtārthāḥ puruṣaṃ nirarthaṃ niṣpīḍotālaktakavat tyajanti || 206 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 1.206 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 (1.206). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Samudra, Vici, Iva, Cala, Svabhava, Sandhyabhra, Muhurta, Raga, Stri, Kritartha, Purusha, Nirartha, Nishpidan, Uta, Lakta, Kavat, Tyajat, Tyajanti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 1.206). 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: “samudra-vīcīva cala-svabhāvāḥ sandhyābhra-rekheva muhūrta-rāgāḥ
  • samudra -
  • samudra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samudra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vīcī -
  • vīci (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vīcī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    vīcī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vīcī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • cala -
  • cala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • svabhāvāḥ -
  • svabhāva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • sandhyābhra -
  • sandhyābhra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rekheva -
  • rikh (verb class 1)
    [optative active first dual]
  • muhūrta -
  • muhūrta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rāgāḥ -
  • rāga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rāgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “striyaḥ kṛtārthāḥ puruṣaṃ nirarthaṃ niṣpīḍotālaktakavat tyajanti
  • striyaḥ -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kṛtārthāḥ -
  • kṛtārtha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṛtārthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • puruṣam -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puruṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    puruṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nirartham -
  • nirartha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nirartha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nirarthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • niṣpīḍo -
  • niṣpīḍan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    niṣpīḍan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • utā -
  • utā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    -> utā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb]
  • lakta -
  • lakta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    laj -> lakta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √laj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √laj class 6 verb]
    laj -> lakta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √laj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √laj class 6 verb]
  • kavat -
  • kavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    kavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kav -> kavat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kav class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kav class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kav class 1 verb]
  • tyajanti -
  • tyaj -> tyajat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √tyaj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √tyaj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √tyaj class 1 verb]
    tyaj -> tyajantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]
    tyaj (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 1.206

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 1.206 in Telugu sript:
సముద్ర-వీచీవ చల-స్వభావాః సన్ధ్యాభ్ర-రేఖేవ ముహూర్త-రాగాః ।
స్త్రియః కృతార్థాః పురుషం నిరర్థం నిష్పీడోతాలక్తకవత్ త్యజన్తి ॥ ౨౦౬ ॥

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 1.206 in Malayalam sript:
സമുദ്ര-വീചീവ ചല-സ്വഭാവാഃ സന്ധ്യാഭ്ര-രേഖേവ മുഹൂര്ത-രാഗാഃ ।
സ്ത്രിയഃ കൃതാര്ഥാഃ പുരുഷം നിരര്ഥം നിഷ്പീഡോതാലക്തകവത് ത്യജന്തി ॥ ൨൦൬ ॥

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 1.206 in Bengali sript:
সমুদ্র-বীচীব চল-স্বভাবাঃ সন্ধ্যাভ্র-রেখেব মুহূর্ত-রাগাঃ ।
স্ত্রিযঃ কৃতার্থাঃ পুরুষং নিরর্থং নিষ্পীডোতালক্তকবত্ ত্যজন্তি ॥ ২০৬ ॥

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 1.206 in Gujarati sript:
સમુદ્ર-વીચીવ ચલ-સ્વભાવાઃ સન્ધ્યાભ્ર-રેખેવ મુહૂર્ત-રાગાઃ ।
સ્ત્રિયઃ કૃતાર્થાઃ પુરુષં નિરર્થં નિષ્પીડોતાલક્તકવત્ ત્યજન્તિ ॥ ૨૦૬ ॥

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