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 1.400

अवध्यं वाथवागम्यम् अकृत्यं नास्ति किंचन ।
लोके बुद्धिमताम् अत्र तस्मात् तां योजयाम्य् अहम् ॥ ४०० ॥

avadhyaṃ vāthavāgamyam akṛtyaṃ nāsti kiṃcana |
loke buddhimatām atra tasmāt tāṃ yojayāmy aham || 400 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 1.400 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 (1.400). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Avadhya, Avadhi, Yah, Akritya, Nasti, Kincana, Loka, Buddhimat, Buddhimata, Atra, Tasmat, Tad, Aha, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 1.400). 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: “avadhyaṃ vāthavāgamyam akṛtyaṃ nāsti kiṃcana
  • avadhyam -
  • avadhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    avadhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    avadhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    avadhī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vātha -
  • (verb class 2)
    [present active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [present active second plural]
  • vāgam -
  • vāgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yam -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • akṛtyam -
  • akṛtya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akṛtya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akṛtyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nāsti -
  • nāsti (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kiñcana -
  • kiñcana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kiñcana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “loke buddhimatām atra tasmāt tāṃ yojayāmy aham
  • loke -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lok (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • buddhimatām -
  • buddhimat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    buddhimat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    buddhimatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tasmāt -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse yojayāmy*ah
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 1.400

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 1.400 in Telugu sript:
అవధ్యం వాథవాగమ్యమ్ అకృత్యం నాస్తి కించన ।
లోకే బుద్ధిమతామ్ అత్ర తస్మాత్ తాం యోజయామ్య్ అహమ్ ॥ ౪౦౦ ॥

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 1.400 in Malayalam sript:
അവധ്യം വാഥവാഗമ്യമ് അകൃത്യം നാസ്തി കിംചന ।
ലോകേ ബുദ്ധിമതാമ് അത്ര തസ്മാത് താം യോജയാമ്യ് അഹമ് ॥ ൪൦൦ ॥

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 1.400 in Bengali sript:
অবধ্যং বাথবাগম্যম্ অকৃত্যং নাস্তি কিংচন ।
লোকে বুদ্ধিমতাম্ অত্র তস্মাত্ তাং যোজযাম্য্ অহম্ ॥ ৪০০ ॥

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 1.400 in Gujarati sript:
અવધ્યં વાથવાગમ્યમ્ અકૃત્યં નાસ્તિ કિંચન ।
લોકે બુદ્ધિમતામ્ અત્ર તસ્માત્ તાં યોજયામ્ય્ અહમ્ ॥ ૪૦૦ ॥

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