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 1.417

नानाम्यं नमते दारु नाश्मनि स्यात् क्षुर-क्रिया ।
सूची-मुखं विजानीहि नाशिष्यायोपश्यते ॥ ४१७ ॥

nānāmyaṃ namate dāru nāśmani syāt kṣura-kriyā |
sūcī-mukhaṃ vijānīhi nāśiṣyāyopaśyate || 417 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 1.417 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 (1.417). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nana, Yah, Namat, Namata, Daru, Nri, Ashman, Syat, Sya, Kshura, Kriya, Suci, Sucin, Mukha, Vijani, Vija, Ashishya, Upa, Shyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 1.417). 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: “nānāmyaṃ namate dāru nāśmani syāt kṣura-kriyā
  • nānām -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    nānā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • yam -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • namate -
  • namat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    namat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    namata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    namata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    namatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nam -> namat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √nam class 1 verb]
    nam -> namat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √nam class 1 verb]
  • dāru -
  • dāru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dāru (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dāru (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśmani -
  • aśman (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • syāt -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • kṣura -
  • kṣura (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣura (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣur (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kriyā -
  • kriyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sūcī-mukhaṃ vijānīhi nāśiṣyāyopaśyate
  • sūcī -
  • sūcī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    sūcī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    sūci (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sūci (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sūcin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mukham -
  • mukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vijānī -
  • vijāni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vijāni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vijāni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vija (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vij (verb class 6)
    [imperative active first single]
  • ihi -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśiṣyāyo -
  • aśiṣya (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    aśiṣya (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • upa -
  • upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • śyate -
  • śā -> śyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √śā class 4 verb]
    śā -> śyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √śā class 4 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 1.417

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 1.417 in Telugu sript:
నానామ్యం నమతే దారు నాశ్మని స్యాత్ క్షుర-క్రియా ।
సూచీ-ముఖం విజానీహి నాశిష్యాయోపశ్యతే ॥ ౪౧౭ ॥

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 1.417 in Malayalam sript:
നാനാമ്യം നമതേ ദാരു നാശ്മനി സ്യാത് ക്ഷുര-ക്രിയാ ।
സൂചീ-മുഖം വിജാനീഹി നാശിഷ്യായോപശ്യതേ ॥ ൪൧൭ ॥

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 1.417 in Bengali sript:
নানাম্যং নমতে দারু নাশ্মনি স্যাত্ ক্ষুর-ক্রিযা ।
সূচী-মুখং বিজানীহি নাশিষ্যাযোপশ্যতে ॥ ৪১৭ ॥

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 1.417 in Gujarati sript:
નાનામ્યં નમતે દારુ નાશ્મનિ સ્યાત્ ક્ષુર-ક્રિયા ।
સૂચી-મુખં વિજાનીહિ નાશિષ્યાયોપશ્યતે ॥ ૪૧૭ ॥

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