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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 2.163
दानेन तुल्यो निधिर् अस्ति नान्यो लोभाच् च नान्यो ऽस्ति परः पृथिव्याम् ।
विभूषणं शील-समं न चान्यत् सन्तोष-तुल्यं धनम् अस्ति नान्यत् ॥ १६३ ॥
dānena tulyo nidhir asti nānyo lobhāc ca nānyo 'sti paraḥ pṛthivyām |
vibhūṣaṇaṃ śīla-samaṃ na cānyat santoṣa-tulyaṃ dhanam asti nānyat || 163 ||
The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 2.163 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:
Buy now! English translation by Dr. Naveen Kumar Jha (2016)
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (2.163). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Dana, Tulya, Nidhi, Asti, Lobha, Yah, Parah, Para, Prithivi, Vibhushana, Shila, Samam, Sama, Yat, Yad, Santosha, Tulyam, Dhana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 2.163). 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: “dānena tulyo nidhir asti nānyo lobhāc ca nānyo 'sti paraḥ pṛthivyām ”
- dānena -
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dāna (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]dāna (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- tulyo* -
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tulya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tul -> tulya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tul class 10 verb]
- nidhir -
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nidhi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- asti -
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asti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]astī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]astī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]astī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- nānyo -
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- lobhāc -
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lobha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nān -
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na (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- yo' -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- asti -
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asti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]astī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]astī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]astī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- paraḥ -
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paraḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pṛthivyām -
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pṛthivi (noun, feminine)[locative single]pṛthivī (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- Line 2: “vibhūṣaṇaṃ śīla-samaṃ na cānyat santoṣa-tulyaṃ dhanam asti nānyat ”
- vibhūṣaṇam -
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vibhūṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vibhūṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vibhūṣaṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śīla -
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śīla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śīla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√śīl (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- samam -
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samam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]samā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cān -
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ca (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- yat -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- santoṣa -
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santoṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]santoṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tulyam -
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tulyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tulya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tulya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tulyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√tul -> tulya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √tul class 10 verb]√tul -> tulya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √tul class 10 verb], [accusative single from √tul class 10 verb]
- dhanam -
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dhana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- asti -
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asti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]astī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]astī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]astī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- nān -
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na (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- yat -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 2.163
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 2.163 in Telugu sript:
దానేన తుల్యో నిధిర్ అస్తి నాన్యో లోభాచ్ చ నాన్యో ఽస్తి పరః పృథివ్యామ్ ।
విభూషణం శీల-సమం న చాన్యత్ సన్తోష-తుల్యం ధనమ్ అస్తి నాన్యత్ ॥ ౧౬౩ ॥
Panchatantram Bhashavyakhyanam (Malayalam)
by Dr. K.G. Sreelekha (2010)
Published by the University of Kerala.
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.163 in Malayalam sript:
ദാനേന തുല്യോ നിധിര് അസ്തി നാന്യോ ലോഭാച് ച നാന്യോ ഽസ്തി പരഃ പൃഥിവ്യാമ് ।
വിഭൂഷണം ശീല-സമം ന ചാന്യത് സന്തോഷ-തുല്യം ധനമ് അസ്തി നാന്യത് ॥ ൧൬൩ ॥
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 2.163 in Bengali sript:
দানেন তুল্যো নিধির্ অস্তি নান্যো লোভাচ্ চ নান্যো ঽস্তি পরঃ পৃথিব্যাম্ ।
বিভূষণং শীল-সমং ন চান্যত্ সন্তোষ-তুল্যং ধনম্ অস্তি নান্যত্ ॥ ১৬৩ ॥
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 2.163 in Gujarati sript:
દાનેન તુલ્યો નિધિર્ અસ્તિ નાન્યો લોભાચ્ ચ નાન્યો ઽસ્તિ પરઃ પૃથિવ્યામ્ ।
વિભૂષણં શીલ-સમં ન ચાન્યત્ સન્તોષ-તુલ્યં ધનમ્ અસ્તિ નાન્યત્ ॥ ૧૬૩ ॥