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 1.270

उपकारिषु यः साधुः साधुत्वे तस्य को गुणः ।
अपकारिषु यः साधुः स साधुः सद्भिर् उच्यते ॥ २७० ॥

upakāriṣu yaḥ sādhuḥ sādhutve tasya ko guṇaḥ |
apakāriṣu yaḥ sādhuḥ sa sādhuḥ sadbhir ucyate || 270 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 1.270 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 (1.270). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Upakarin, Yah, Sadhu, Sadhutva, Tad, Kah, Guna, Apakarin, Apakari, Sat, Sad, Ucyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 1.270). 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: “upakāriṣu yaḥ sādhuḥ sādhutve tasya ko guṇaḥ
  • upakāriṣu -
  • upakārin (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    upakārin (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sādhuḥ -
  • sādhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sādhutve -
  • sādhutva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ko* -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • guṇaḥ -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “apakāriṣu yaḥ sādhuḥ sa sādhuḥ sadbhir ucyate
  • apakāriṣu -
  • apakārin (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    apakārin (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    apakāri (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    apakāri (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
    apakāri (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    apakārī (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sādhuḥ -
  • sādhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sādhuḥ -
  • sādhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sadbhir -
  • sat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ucyate -
  • uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 1.270

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 1.270 in Telugu sript:
ఉపకారిషు యః సాధుః సాధుత్వే తస్య కో గుణః ।
అపకారిషు యః సాధుః స సాధుః సద్భిర్ ఉచ్యతే ॥ ౨౭౦ ॥

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 1.270 in Malayalam sript:
ഉപകാരിഷു യഃ സാധുഃ സാധുത്വേ തസ്യ കോ ഗുണഃ ।
അപകാരിഷു യഃ സാധുഃ സ സാധുഃ സദ്ഭിര് ഉച്യതേ ॥ ൨൭൦ ॥

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 1.270 in Bengali sript:
উপকারিষু যঃ সাধুঃ সাধুত্বে তস্য কো গুণঃ ।
অপকারিষু যঃ সাধুঃ স সাধুঃ সদ্ভির্ উচ্যতে ॥ ২৭০ ॥

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 1.270 in Gujarati sript:
ઉપકારિષુ યઃ સાધુઃ સાધુત્વે તસ્ય કો ગુણઃ ।
અપકારિષુ યઃ સાધુઃ સ સાધુઃ સદ્ભિર્ ઉચ્યતે ॥ ૨૭૦ ॥

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