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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 2.149
अकृत्यं मन्यते कृत्यं अगम्यं मन्यते सुगम् ।
अभक्ष्यं मन्यते भक्ष्यं स्त्री-वाक्य-प्रेरितो नरः ॥ १४९ ॥
akṛtyaṃ manyate kṛtyaṃ agamyaṃ manyate sugam |
abhakṣyaṃ manyate bhakṣyaṃ strī-vākya-prerito naraḥ || 149 ||
The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 2.149 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 (2.149). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Akritya, Krityam, Kritya, Kriti, Agamya, Suga, Abhakshya, Bhakshya, Stri, Vakya, Preritri, Prerita, Nara, Nri,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 2.149). 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: “akṛtyaṃ manyate kṛtyaṃ agamyaṃ manyate sugam ”
- akṛtyam -
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akṛtya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]akṛtya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]akṛtyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- manyate -
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√man (verb class 4)[present middle third single], [present passive third single]√man (verb class 8)[present passive third single]
- kṛtyam -
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kṛtyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kṛtya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṛtya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṛtyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kṛ -> kṛtya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛtya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]kṛtī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- agamyam -
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agamya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]agamya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]agamyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- manyate -
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√man (verb class 4)[present middle third single], [present passive third single]√man (verb class 8)[present passive third single]
- sugam -
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suga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]suga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sugā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “abhakṣyaṃ manyate bhakṣyaṃ strī-vākya-prerito naraḥ ”
- abhakṣyam -
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abhakṣya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]abhakṣya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]abhakṣyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- manyate -
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√man (verb class 4)[present middle third single], [present passive third single]√man (verb class 8)[present passive third single]
- bhakṣyam -
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bhakṣya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhakṣya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhakṣyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√bhakṣ -> bhakṣya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √bhakṣ]√bhakṣ -> bhakṣya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √bhakṣ]√bhakṣ -> bhakṣyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √bhakṣ]√bhakṣ -> bhakṣya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √bhakṣ]√bhakṣ -> bhakṣya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √bhakṣ], [accusative single from √bhakṣ]
- strī -
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strī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- vākya -
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vākya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vak class 1 verb]√vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vak class 1 verb]
- prerito* -
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preritṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]prerita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- naraḥ -
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nara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 2.149
Pancatantra of Visnusarman
by M. R. Kale (2015)
Panchatantra in Simple Sanskrit
by Dr. Vishwas (2016)
Panchatantram (Telugu)
by Tadanki Venkata Lakshmi Narasimha Rao (2020)
Published by J. P. Publications, Vijayawada; Throughout black & white Illustrations; 9788192053851.
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.149 in Telugu sript:
అకృత్యం మన్యతే కృత్యం అగమ్యం మన్యతే సుగమ్ ।
అభక్ష్యం మన్యతే భక్ష్యం స్త్రీ-వాక్య-ప్రేరితో నరః ॥ ౧౪౯ ॥
Panchatantram Bhashavyakhyanam (Malayalam)
by Dr. K.G. Sreelekha (2010)
Published by the University of Kerala.
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.149 in Malayalam sript:
അകൃത്യം മന്യതേ കൃത്യം അഗമ്യം മന്യതേ സുഗമ് ।
അഭക്ഷ്യം മന്യതേ ഭക്ഷ്യം സ്ത്രീ-വാക്യ-പ്രേരിതോ നരഃ ॥ ൧൪൯ ॥
The Panchatantra Stories (Tamil)
by P. S. Aacharya (2017)
Published by Narmadha Pathippagam, Chennai.
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Panchatantrer Galpa (Bengali)
by Children's Book Trust (2014)
Throughout color Illustration; 9788170112730
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.149 in Bengali sript:
অকৃত্যং মন্যতে কৃত্যং অগম্যং মন্যতে সুগম্ ।
অভক্ষ্যং মন্যতে ভক্ষ্যং স্ত্রী-বাক্য-প্রেরিতো নরঃ ॥ ১৪৯ ॥
Panchatantra in Gujarati (Comic)
by Anant Pai (2013)
[શિયાળા અને રણશિંગ પંચતંત્ર] Published by Amar Chitra Katha; Throughout Color Illustrations; 9789350853115
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.149 in Gujarati sript:
અકૃત્યં મન્યતે કૃત્યં અગમ્યં મન્યતે સુગમ્ ।
અભક્ષ્યં મન્યતે ભક્ષ્યં સ્ત્રી-વાક્ય-પ્રેરિતો નરઃ ॥ ૧૪૯ ॥