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)

मृतो दरिद्रः पुरुषो मृतं मैथुनम् अप्रजम् ।
मृतम् अश्रोत्रियं श्राद्धं मृतो यज्ञस् त्व् अदक्षिणम् ॥ १०० ॥

mṛto daridraḥ puruṣo mṛtaṃ maithunam aprajam |
mṛtam aśrotriyaṃ śrāddhaṃ mṛto yajñas tv adakṣiṇam || 100 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 2.100 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 (2.100). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mrita, Daridra, Purusha, Maithuna, Apraja, Ashrotriya, Shraddha, Adakshina,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 2.100). 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: “mṛto daridraḥ puruṣo mṛtaṃ maithunam aprajam
  • mṛto* -
  • mṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
  • daridraḥ -
  • daridra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • puruṣo* -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mṛtam -
  • mṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
    mṛ -> mṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
  • maithunam -
  • maithuna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    maithuna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • aprajam -
  • apraja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    apraja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aprajā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “mṛtam aśrotriyaṃ śrāddhaṃ mṛto yajñas tv adakṣiṇam
  • mṛtam -
  • mṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
    mṛ -> mṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
  • aśrotriyam -
  • aśrotriya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aśrotriya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aśrotriyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śrāddham -
  • śrāddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śrāddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śrāddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mṛto* -
  • mṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
  • yajñas -
  • Cannot analyse tv*ad
  • adakṣiṇam -
  • adakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    adakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 2.100

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 2.100 in Telugu sript:
మృతో దరిద్రః పురుషో మృతం మైథునమ్ అప్రజమ్ ।
మృతమ్ అశ్రోత్రియం శ్రాద్ధం మృతో యజ్ఞస్ త్వ్ అదక్షిణమ్ ॥ ౧౦౦ ॥

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 2.100 in Malayalam sript:
മൃതോ ദരിദ്രഃ പുരുഷോ മൃതം മൈഥുനമ് അപ്രജമ് ।
മൃതമ് അശ്രോത്രിയം ശ്രാദ്ധം മൃതോ യജ്ഞസ് ത്വ് അദക്ഷിണമ് ॥ ൧൦൦ ॥

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 2.100 in Bengali sript:
মৃতো দরিদ্রঃ পুরুষো মৃতং মৈথুনম্ অপ্রজম্ ।
মৃতম্ অশ্রোত্রিযং শ্রাদ্ধং মৃতো যজ্ঞস্ ত্ব্ অদক্ষিণম্ ॥ ১০০ ॥

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 2.100 in Gujarati sript:
મૃતો દરિદ્રઃ પુરુષો મૃતં મૈથુનમ્ અપ્રજમ્ ।
મૃતમ્ અશ્રોત્રિયં શ્રાદ્ધં મૃતો યજ્ઞસ્ ત્વ્ અદક્ષિણમ્ ॥ ૧૦૦ ॥

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