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 1.454

मित्र-द्रोही कृतघ्नश् च यश् च विश्वास-घातकः ।
ते नरा नरकं यान्ति यावच् चन्द्र-दिवाकरौ ॥ ४५४ ॥

mitra-drohī kṛtaghnaś ca yaś ca viśvāsa-ghātakaḥ |
te narā narakaṃ yānti yāvac candra-divākarau || 454 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 1.454 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 (1.454). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mitra, Drohin, Drohi, Kritaghna, Yah, Vishvasa, Ghataka, Tad, Yushmad, Nara, Naraka, Yantin, Yanti, Yavat, Candra, Divakara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 1.454). 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: “mitra-drohī kṛtaghnaś ca yaś ca viśvāsa-ghātakaḥ
  • mitra -
  • mitra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mitra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • drohī -
  • drohī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    drohī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    drohin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛtaghnaś -
  • kṛtaghna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yaś -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viśvāsa -
  • viśvāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ghātakaḥ -
  • ghātaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “te narā narakaṃ yānti yāvac candra-divākarau
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • narā* -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    narā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • narakam -
  • naraka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    naraka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yānti -
  • yāntin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāntin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yāntī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    yāntī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    yāntī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • yāvac -
  • yāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yāvat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • candra -
  • candra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    candra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • divākarau -
  • divākara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 1.454

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 1.454 in Telugu sript:
మిత్ర-ద్రోహీ కృతఘ్నశ్ చ యశ్ చ విశ్వాస-ఘాతకః ।
తే నరా నరకం యాన్తి యావచ్ చన్ద్ర-దివాకరౌ ॥ ౪౫౪ ॥

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 1.454 in Malayalam sript:
മിത്ര-ദ്രോഹീ കൃതഘ്നശ് ച യശ് ച വിശ്വാസ-ഘാതകഃ ।
തേ നരാ നരകം യാന്തി യാവച് ചന്ദ്ര-ദിവാകരൌ ॥ ൪൫൪ ॥

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 1.454 in Bengali sript:
মিত্র-দ্রোহী কৃতঘ্নশ্ চ যশ্ চ বিশ্বাস-ঘাতকঃ ।
তে নরা নরকং যান্তি যাবচ্ চন্দ্র-দিবাকরৌ ॥ ৪৫৪ ॥

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 1.454 in Gujarati sript:
મિત્ર-દ્રોહી કૃતઘ્નશ્ ચ યશ્ ચ વિશ્વાસ-ઘાતકઃ ।
તે નરા નરકં યાન્તિ યાવચ્ ચન્દ્ર-દિવાકરૌ ॥ ૪૫૪ ॥

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