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)

मित्रं को ऽपि न कस्यापि नितान्तं न च वैर-कृत् ।
दृश्यते मित्र-विध्वस्तात् कार्याद् वैरी परीक्षितः ॥ ११७ ॥

mitraṃ ko 'pi na kasyāpi nitāntaṃ na ca vaira-kṛt |
dṛśyate mitra-vidhvastāt kāryād vairī parīkṣitaḥ || 117 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 2.117 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 (2.117). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mitra, Kah, Api, Kim, Nitanta, Vaira, Krit, Drishyata, Vidhvasta, Karya, Vairi, Vairin, Parikshit, Parikshita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 2.117). 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: “mitraṃ ko 'pi na kasyāpi nitāntaṃ na ca vaira-kṛt
  • mitram -
  • mitra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mitra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mitrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ko' -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kasyā -
  • kas -> kasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kas]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • nitāntam -
  • nitānta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitānta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nitāntā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vaira -
  • vaira (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vaira (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṛt -
  • kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kṛt (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “dṛśyate mitra-vidhvastāt kāryād vairī parīkṣitaḥ
  • dṛśyate -
  • dṛśyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dṛś (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
  • mitra -
  • mitra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mitra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vidhvastāt -
  • vidhvasta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vidhvasta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • kāryād -
  • kārya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    kārya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [ablative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [ablative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [ablative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [ablative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [ablative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [ablative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [ablative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [ablative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [ablative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [ablative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [ablative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [ablative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • vairī -
  • vairī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    vairī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    vairi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vairin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • parīkṣitaḥ -
  • parīkṣit (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    parīkṣita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 2.117

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 2.117 in Telugu sript:
మిత్రం కో ఽపి న కస్యాపి నితాన్తం న చ వైర-కృత్ ।
దృశ్యతే మిత్ర-విధ్వస్తాత్ కార్యాద్ వైరీ పరీక్షితః ॥ ౧౧౭ ॥

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 2.117 in Malayalam sript:
മിത്രം കോ ഽപി ന കസ്യാപി നിതാന്തം ന ച വൈര-കൃത് ।
ദൃശ്യതേ മിത്ര-വിധ്വസ്താത് കാര്യാദ് വൈരീ പരീക്ഷിതഃ ॥ ൧൧൭ ॥

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 2.117 in Bengali sript:
মিত্রং কো ঽপি ন কস্যাপি নিতান্তং ন চ বৈর-কৃত্ ।
দৃশ্যতে মিত্র-বিধ্বস্তাত্ কার্যাদ্ বৈরী পরীক্ষিতঃ ॥ ১১৭ ॥

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 2.117 in Gujarati sript:
મિત્રં કો ઽપિ ન કસ્યાપિ નિતાન્તં ન ચ વૈર-કૃત્ ।
દૃશ્યતે મિત્ર-વિધ્વસ્તાત્ કાર્યાદ્ વૈરી પરીક્ષિતઃ ॥ ૧૧૭ ॥

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