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)

अग्निहोत्र-फला वेदाः शील-वृत्त-फलं श्रुतम् ।
रति-पुत्र-फला दारा दत्त-भुक्त-फलं धनम् ॥ १५० ॥

agnihotra-phalā vedāḥ śīla-vṛtta-phalaṃ śrutam |
rati-putra-phalā dārā datta-bhukta-phalaṃ dhanam || 150 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 2.150 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 (2.150). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Agnihotra, Phala, Veda, Shila, Vritta, Shrut, Shruta, Rati, Putra, Dara, Datta, Bhukta, Dhana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 2.150). 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: “agnihotra-phalā vedāḥ śīla-vṛtta-phalaṃ śrutam
  • agnihotra -
  • agnihotra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    agnihotra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • phalā* -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    phalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vedāḥ -
  • veda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vedā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śīla -
  • śīla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śīla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śīl (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vṛtta -
  • vṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
  • phalam -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    phalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śrutam -
  • śruta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śruta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śrutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śrut (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    śrut (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
    śru -> śruta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
  • Line 2: “rati-putra-phalā dārā datta-bhukta-phalaṃ dhanam
  • rati -
  • rati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ratī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • putra -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    putra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • phalā* -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    phalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dārā* -
  • dāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • datta -
  • datta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    datta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (verb class 3)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • bhukta -
  • bhukta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhukta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • phalam -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    phalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dhanam -
  • dhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 2.150

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 2.150 in Telugu sript:
అగ్నిహోత్ర-ఫలా వేదాః శీల-వృత్త-ఫలం శ్రుతమ్ ।
రతి-పుత్ర-ఫలా దారా దత్త-భుక్త-ఫలం ధనమ్ ॥ ౧౫౦ ॥

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 2.150 in Malayalam sript:
അഗ്നിഹോത്ര-ഫലാ വേദാഃ ശീല-വൃത്ത-ഫലം ശ്രുതമ് ।
രതി-പുത്ര-ഫലാ ദാരാ ദത്ത-ഭുക്ത-ഫലം ധനമ് ॥ ൧൫൦ ॥

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 2.150 in Bengali sript:
অগ্নিহোত্র-ফলা বেদাঃ শীল-বৃত্ত-ফলং শ্রুতম্ ।
রতি-পুত্র-ফলা দারা দত্ত-ভুক্ত-ফলং ধনম্ ॥ ১৫০ ॥

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 2.150 in Gujarati sript:
અગ્નિહોત્ર-ફલા વેદાઃ શીલ-વૃત્ત-ફલં શ્રુતમ્ ।
રતિ-પુત્ર-ફલા દારા દત્ત-ભુક્ત-ફલં ધનમ્ ॥ ૧૫૦ ॥

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