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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 1.311
बहवः पण्डिताः क्षुद्राः सर्वे मायोपजीविनः ।
कुर्युः कृत्यम् अकृत्यं वा उष्ट्रे काकादयो यथा ॥ ३११ ॥
bahavaḥ paṇḍitāḥ kṣudrāḥ sarve māyopajīvinaḥ |
kuryuḥ kṛtyam akṛtyaṃ vā uṣṭre kākādayo yathā || 311 ||
The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 1.311 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 (1.311). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Bahu, Bahava, Pandita, Kshudra, Sarva, Mayopajivin, Krityam, Kritya, Kriti, Akritya, Var, Ushtri, Ushtra, Kaka, Aya, Ayas, Yatha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 1.311). 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: “bahavaḥ paṇḍitāḥ kṣudrāḥ sarve māyopajīvinaḥ ”
- bahavaḥ -
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bahu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]bahava (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- paṇḍitāḥ -
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paṇḍita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]paṇḍitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]√paṇḍ -> paṇḍitā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]
- kṣudrāḥ -
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kṣudra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kṣudrā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- sarve -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sarvā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- māyopajīvinaḥ -
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māyopajīvin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]māyopajīvin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “kuryuḥ kṛtyam akṛtyaṃ vā uṣṭre kākādayo yathā ”
- kuryuḥ -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[optative active third plural]
- kṛtyam -
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kṛtyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kṛtya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṛtya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṛtyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kṛ -> kṛtya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛtya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]kṛtī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- akṛtyam -
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akṛtya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]akṛtya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]akṛtyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- uṣṭre -
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uṣṭṛ (noun, masculine)[dative single]uṣṭra (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- kākād -
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kāka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]kāka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ayo* -
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ayas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]aya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]i (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]e (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 1.311
Pancatantra of Visnusarman
by M. R. Kale (2015)
Panchatantra in Simple Sanskrit
by Dr. Vishwas (2016)
Panchatantram (Telugu)
by Tadanki Venkata Lakshmi Narasimha Rao (2020)
Published by J. P. Publications, Vijayawada; Throughout black & white Illustrations; 9788192053851.
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.311 in Telugu sript:
బహవః పణ్డితాః క్షుద్రాః సర్వే మాయోపజీవినః ।
కుర్యుః కృత్యమ్ అకృత్యం వా ఉష్ట్రే కాకాదయో యథా ॥ ౩౧౧ ॥
Panchatantram Bhashavyakhyanam (Malayalam)
by Dr. K.G. Sreelekha (2010)
Published by the University of Kerala.
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.311 in Malayalam sript:
ബഹവഃ പണ്ഡിതാഃ ക്ഷുദ്രാഃ സര്വേ മായോപജീവിനഃ ।
കുര്യുഃ കൃത്യമ് അകൃത്യം വാ ഉഷ്ട്രേ കാകാദയോ യഥാ ॥ ൩൧൧ ॥
The Panchatantra Stories (Tamil)
by P. S. Aacharya (2017)
Published by Narmadha Pathippagam, Chennai.
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Panchatantrer Galpa (Bengali)
by Children's Book Trust (2014)
Throughout color Illustration; 9788170112730
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.311 in Bengali sript:
বহবঃ পণ্ডিতাঃ ক্ষুদ্রাঃ সর্বে মাযোপজীবিনঃ ।
কুর্যুঃ কৃত্যম্ অকৃত্যং বা উষ্ট্রে কাকাদযো যথা ॥ ৩১১ ॥
Panchatantra in Gujarati (Comic)
by Anant Pai (2013)
[શિયાળા અને રણશિંગ પંચતંત્ર] Published by Amar Chitra Katha; Throughout Color Illustrations; 9789350853115
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.311 in Gujarati sript:
બહવઃ પણ્ડિતાઃ ક્ષુદ્રાઃ સર્વે માયોપજીવિનઃ ।
કુર્યુઃ કૃત્યમ્ અકૃત્યં વા ઉષ્ટ્રે કાકાદયો યથા ॥ ૩૧૧ ॥