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)

कृत्यं देव-द्विजातीनाम् आत्मनश् च गुरोस् तथा ।
एक-भावेन कर्तव्यं शेषं द्वैध-समाश्रितम् ॥ ६४ ॥

kṛtyaṃ deva-dvijātīnām ātmanaś ca guros tathā |
eka-bhāvena kartavyaṃ śeṣaṃ dvaidha-samāśritam || 64 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 3.64 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 (3.64). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Krityam, Kritya, Kriti, Deva, Dvijati, Atman, Guru, Tatha, Bhavena, Bhava, Kartavya, Shesha, Dvaidha, Samashrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 3.64). 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: “kṛtyaṃ deva-dvijātīnām ātmanaś ca guros tathā
  • kṛtyam -
  • 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]
  • deva -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    devan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    div (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • dvijātīnām -
  • dvijāti (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    dvijāti (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    dvijāti (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ātmanaś -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • guros -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “eka-bhāvena kartavyaṃ śeṣaṃ dvaidha-samāśritam
  • eka -
  • eka (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • bhāvena -
  • bhāvena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhāva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • kartavyam -
  • kartavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kartavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kartavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (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 -> kartavya (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]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
  • śeṣam -
  • śeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śeṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śeṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dvaidha -
  • dvaidha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvaidha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samāśritam -
  • samāśrita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samāśrita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samāśritā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 3.64

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 3.64 in Telugu sript:
కృత్యం దేవ-ద్విజాతీనామ్ ఆత్మనశ్ చ గురోస్ తథా ।
ఏక-భావేన కర్తవ్యం శేషం ద్వైధ-సమాశ్రితమ్ ॥ ౬౪ ॥

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 3.64 in Malayalam sript:
കൃത്യം ദേവ-ദ്വിജാതീനാമ് ആത്മനശ് ച ഗുരോസ് തഥാ ।
ഏക-ഭാവേന കര്തവ്യം ശേഷം ദ്വൈധ-സമാശ്രിതമ് ॥ ൬൪ ॥

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 3.64 in Bengali sript:
কৃত্যং দেব-দ্বিজাতীনাম্ আত্মনশ্ চ গুরোস্ তথা ।
এক-ভাবেন কর্তব্যং শেষং দ্বৈধ-সমাশ্রিতম্ ॥ ৬৪ ॥

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 3.64 in Gujarati sript:
કૃત્યં દેવ-દ્વિજાતીનામ્ આત્મનશ્ ચ ગુરોસ્ તથા ।
એક-ભાવેન કર્તવ્યં શેષં દ્વૈધ-સમાશ્રિતમ્ ॥ ૬૪ ॥

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