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 1.271

तुल्यार्थं तुल्य-सामर्थ्यं मर्मज्ञं व्यवसायिनम् ।
अर्ध-राज्य-हरं भृत्यं यो न हन्यात् स हन्यते ॥ २७१ ॥

tulyārthaṃ tulya-sāmarthyaṃ marmajñaṃ vyavasāyinam |
ardha-rājya-haraṃ bhṛtyaṃ yo na hanyāt sa hanyate || 271 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 1.271 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 (1.271). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tulyartha, Tulya, Samarthya, Marmajna, Vyavasayin, Ardha, Rajya, Hara, Bhritya, Bhriti, Yah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 1.271). 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: “tulyārthaṃ tulya-sāmarthyaṃ marmajñaṃ vyavasāyinam
  • tulyārtham -
  • tulyārtha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tulyārtha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tulyārthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tulya -
  • tulya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tulya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tul -> tulya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √tul class 10 verb]
    tul -> tulya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √tul class 10 verb]
  • sāmarthyam -
  • sāmarthya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • marmajñam -
  • marmajña (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    marmajña (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    marmajñā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vyavasāyinam -
  • vyavasāyin (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “ardha-rājya-haraṃ bhṛtyaṃ yo na hanyāt sa hanyate
  • ardha -
  • ardha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ardha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rājya -
  • rājya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rājya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj]
  • haram -
  • hara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    harā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhṛtyam -
  • bhṛtya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhṛtya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhṛtyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bhṛtī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hanyāt -
  • han (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hanyate -
  • han (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    han (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 1.271

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 1.271 in Telugu sript:
తుల్యార్థం తుల్య-సామర్థ్యం మర్మజ్ఞం వ్యవసాయినమ్ ।
అర్ధ-రాజ్య-హరం భృత్యం యో న హన్యాత్ స హన్యతే ॥ ౨౭౧ ॥

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 1.271 in Malayalam sript:
തുല്യാര്ഥം തുല്യ-സാമര്ഥ്യം മര്മജ്ഞം വ്യവസായിനമ് ।
അര്ധ-രാജ്യ-ഹരം ഭൃത്യം യോ ന ഹന്യാത് സ ഹന്യതേ ॥ ൨൭൧ ॥

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 1.271 in Bengali sript:
তুল্যার্থং তুল্য-সামর্থ্যং মর্মজ্ঞং ব্যবসাযিনম্ ।
অর্ধ-রাজ্য-হরং ভৃত্যং যো ন হন্যাত্ স হন্যতে ॥ ২৭১ ॥

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 1.271 in Gujarati sript:
તુલ્યાર્થં તુલ્ય-સામર્થ્યં મર્મજ્ઞં વ્યવસાયિનમ્ ।
અર્ધ-રાજ્ય-હરં ભૃત્યં યો ન હન્યાત્ સ હન્યતે ॥ ૨૭૧ ॥

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