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 1.416

चित्रास्वाद-कथैर् भृत्यैर् अनायासित-कार्मुकैः ।
ये रमन्ते नृपास् तेषां रमन्ते रिपवः श्रिया ॥ ४१६ ॥

citrāsvāda-kathair bhṛtyair anāyāsita-kārmukaiḥ |
ye ramante nṛpās teṣāṃ ramante ripavaḥ śriyā || 416 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 1.416 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 (1.416). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Citra, Ada, Katha, Bhritya, Ana, Asita, Karmuka, Yah, Yat, Nripa, Tad, Ripu, Shri, Shriya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 1.416). 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: “citrāsvāda-kathair bhṛtyair anāyāsita-kārmukaiḥ
  • citrāsvā -
  • citrā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • āda -
  • āda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ad (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • kathair -
  • katha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • bhṛtyair -
  • bhṛtya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bhṛtya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • anāyā -
  • ana (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • asita -
  • asita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    asita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kārmukaiḥ -
  • kārmuka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kārmuka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “ye ramante nṛpās teṣāṃ ramante ripavaḥ śriyā
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ramante -
  • ram (verb class 1)
    [present middle third plural]
  • nṛpās -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ramante -
  • ram (verb class 1)
    [present middle third plural]
  • ripavaḥ -
  • ripu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ripu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • śriyā -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śriyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 1.416

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 1.416 in Telugu sript:
చిత్రాస్వాద-కథైర్ భృత్యైర్ అనాయాసిత-కార్ముకైః ।
యే రమన్తే నృపాస్ తేషాం రమన్తే రిపవః శ్రియా ॥ ౪౧౬ ॥

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 1.416 in Malayalam sript:
ചിത്രാസ്വാദ-കഥൈര് ഭൃത്യൈര് അനായാസിത-കാര്മുകൈഃ ।
യേ രമന്തേ നൃപാസ് തേഷാം രമന്തേ രിപവഃ ശ്രിയാ ॥ ൪൧൬ ॥

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 1.416 in Bengali sript:
চিত্রাস্বাদ-কথৈর্ ভৃত্যৈর্ অনাযাসিত-কার্মুকৈঃ ।
যে রমন্তে নৃপাস্ তেষাং রমন্তে রিপবঃ শ্রিযা ॥ ৪১৬ ॥

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 1.416 in Gujarati sript:
ચિત્રાસ્વાદ-કથૈર્ ભૃત્યૈર્ અનાયાસિત-કાર્મુકૈઃ ।
યે રમન્તે નૃપાસ્ તેષાં રમન્તે રિપવઃ શ્રિયા ॥ ૪૧૬ ॥

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