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)

नाकस्माच् छाण्डिली मातर् विक्रीणाति तिलैस् तिलान् ।
लुञ्चितान् इतरैर् येन हेतुर् अत्र भविष्यति ॥ ७१ ॥

nākasmāc chāṇḍilī mātar vikrīṇāti tilais tilān |
luñcitān itarair yena hetur atra bhaviṣyati || 71 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 2.71 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 (2.71). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Naka, Sma, Sman, Tila, Luncita, Itara, Yena, Yah, Yat, Hetri, Hetu, Atra, Bhavishyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 2.71). 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: “nākasmāc chāṇḍilī mātar vikrīṇāti tilais tilān
  • nāka -
  • nāka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nāka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • smā -
  • sma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    smā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sman (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • ac -
  • Cannot analyse chāṇḍilī*mā
  • Cannot analyse mātarvikrīṇāti*ti
  • tilais -
  • tila (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tilān -
  • tila (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “luñcitān itarair yena hetur atra bhaviṣyati
  • luñcitān -
  • luñcita (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    luñc -> luñcita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √luñc class 1 verb]
  • itarair -
  • itara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    itara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • yena -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • hetur -
  • hetṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    hetu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhaviṣyati -
  • bhaviṣyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhaviṣyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [future active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 2.71

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 2.71 in Telugu sript:
నాకస్మాచ్ ఛాణ్డిలీ మాతర్ విక్రీణాతి తిలైస్ తిలాన్ ।
లుఞ్చితాన్ ఇతరైర్ యేన హేతుర్ అత్ర భవిష్యతి ॥ ౭౧ ॥

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 2.71 in Malayalam sript:
നാകസ്മാച് ഛാണ്ഡിലീ മാതര് വിക്രീണാതി തിലൈസ് തിലാന് ।
ലുഞ്ചിതാന് ഇതരൈര് യേന ഹേതുര് അത്ര ഭവിഷ്യതി ॥ ൭൧ ॥

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 2.71 in Bengali sript:
নাকস্মাচ্ ছাণ্ডিলী মাতর্ বিক্রীণাতি তিলৈস্ তিলান্ ।
লুঞ্চিতান্ ইতরৈর্ যেন হেতুর্ অত্র ভবিষ্যতি ॥ ৭১ ॥

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 2.71 in Gujarati sript:
નાકસ્માચ્ છાણ્ડિલી માતર્ વિક્રીણાતિ તિલૈસ્ તિલાન્ ।
લુઞ્ચિતાન્ ઇતરૈર્ યેન હેતુર્ અત્ર ભવિષ્યતિ ॥ ૭૧ ॥

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