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 1.427

मातृ-तुल्य-गुणो जातस् त्व् अनुजातः पितुः समः ।
अतिजातो ऽधिकस् तस्माद् अपजातो ऽधमाधमः ॥ ४२७ ॥

mātṛ-tulya-guṇo jātas tv anujātaḥ pituḥ samaḥ |
atijāto 'dhikas tasmād apajāto 'dhamādhamaḥ || 427 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 1.427 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 (1.427). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tulya, Guna, Anujata, Pitri, Pitu, Sama, Atijata, Adhika, Tasmat, Tad, Apajata, Adhamadhama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 1.427). 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: “mātṛ-tulya-guṇo jātas tv anujātaḥ pituḥ samaḥ
  • mātṛ -
  • mātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    mātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [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]
  • guṇo* -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jātas -
  • Cannot analyse tv*an
  • anujātaḥ -
  • anujāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pituḥ -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pitu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • samaḥ -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “atijāto 'dhikas tasmād apajāto 'dhamādhamaḥ
  • atijāto' -
  • atijāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhikas -
  • adhika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tasmād -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • apajāto' -
  • apajāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhamādhamaḥ -
  • adhamādhama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 1.427

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 1.427 in Telugu sript:
మాతృ-తుల్య-గుణో జాతస్ త్వ్ అనుజాతః పితుః సమః ।
అతిజాతో ఽధికస్ తస్మాద్ అపజాతో ఽధమాధమః ॥ ౪౨౭ ॥

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 1.427 in Malayalam sript:
മാതൃ-തുല്യ-ഗുണോ ജാതസ് ത്വ് അനുജാതഃ പിതുഃ സമഃ ।
അതിജാതോ ഽധികസ് തസ്മാദ് അപജാതോ ഽധമാധമഃ ॥ ൪൨൭ ॥

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 1.427 in Bengali sript:
মাতৃ-তুল্য-গুণো জাতস্ ত্ব্ অনুজাতঃ পিতুঃ সমঃ ।
অতিজাতো ঽধিকস্ তস্মাদ্ অপজাতো ঽধমাধমঃ ॥ ৪২৭ ॥

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 1.427 in Gujarati sript:
માતૃ-તુલ્ય-ગુણો જાતસ્ ત્વ્ અનુજાતઃ પિતુઃ સમઃ ।
અતિજાતો ઽધિકસ્ તસ્માદ્ અપજાતો ઽધમાધમઃ ॥ ૪૨૭ ॥

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