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)

शङ्कनीया हि सर्वत्र निष्प्रतापा दरिद्रता ।
उपकर्तुम् अपि हि प्राप्तं निःस्वं सन्त्यज्य गच्छति ॥ ९६ ॥

śaṅkanīyā hi sarvatra niṣpratāpā daridratā |
upakartum api hi prāptaṃ niḥsvaṃ santyajya gacchati || 96 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 2.96 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 (2.96). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shankaniya, Sarvatra, Nishpratapa, Daridrat, Daridrata, Upaka, Ritu, Api, Prapta, Nihsva, Santyajya, Gacchat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 2.96). 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: “śaṅkanīyā hi sarvatra niṣpratāpā daridratā
  • śaṅkanīyā* -
  • śaṅkanīya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śaṅkanīyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śaṅk -> śaṅkanīya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śaṅk class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śaṅk class 1 verb]
    śaṅk -> śaṅkanīyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śaṅk class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śaṅk class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śaṅk class 1 verb]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • sarvatra -
  • sarvatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • niṣpratāpā* -
  • niṣpratāpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    niṣpratāpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • daridratā -
  • daridrat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    daridrat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    daridratā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “upakartum api hi prāptaṃ niḥsvaṃ santyajya gacchati
  • upakar -
  • upaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ṛtum -
  • ṛtu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • prāptam -
  • prāpta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prāpta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prāptā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • niḥsvam -
  • niḥsva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    niḥsva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    niḥsvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • santyajya -
  • santyajya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    santyajya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gacchati -
  • gacchat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gacchat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 2.96

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 2.96 in Telugu sript:
శఙ్కనీయా హి సర్వత్ర నిష్ప్రతాపా దరిద్రతా ।
ఉపకర్తుమ్ అపి హి ప్రాప్తం నిఃస్వం సన్త్యజ్య గచ్ఛతి ॥ ౯౬ ॥

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 2.96 in Malayalam sript:
ശങ്കനീയാ ഹി സര്വത്ര നിഷ്പ്രതാപാ ദരിദ്രതാ ।
ഉപകര്തുമ് അപി ഹി പ്രാപ്തം നിഃസ്വം സന്ത്യജ്യ ഗച്ഛതി ॥ ൯൬ ॥

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 2.96 in Bengali sript:
শঙ্কনীযা হি সর্বত্র নিষ্প্রতাপা দরিদ্রতা ।
উপকর্তুম্ অপি হি প্রাপ্তং নিঃস্বং সন্ত্যজ্য গচ্ছতি ॥ ৯৬ ॥

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 2.96 in Gujarati sript:
શઙ્કનીયા હિ સર્વત્ર નિષ્પ્રતાપા દરિદ્રતા ।
ઉપકર્તુમ્ અપિ હિ પ્રાપ્તં નિઃસ્વં સન્ત્યજ્ય ગચ્છતિ ॥ ૯૬ ॥

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