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)

नराणां नापितो धूर्तः पक्षिणां चैव वायसः ।
दंष्ट्रिणां च शृगालस् तु श्वेभिक्षुस् तपस्विनाम् ॥ ७५ ॥

narāṇāṃ nāpito dhūrtaḥ pakṣiṇāṃ caiva vāyasaḥ |
daṃṣṭriṇāṃ ca śṛgālas tu śvebhikṣus tapasvinām || 75 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 3.75 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 (3.75). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nara, Napita, Dhurta, Pakshin, Vayasa, Damshtrin, Shrigala, Tapasvin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 3.75). 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: “narāṇāṃ nāpito dhūrtaḥ pakṣiṇāṃ caiva vāyasaḥ
  • narāṇām -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    nara (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    narā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • nāpito* -
  • nāpita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhūrtaḥ -
  • dhūrta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pakṣiṇām -
  • pakṣin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    pakṣin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • vāyasaḥ -
  • vāyasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “daṃṣṭriṇāṃ ca śṛgālas tu śvebhikṣus tapasvinām
  • daṃṣṭriṇām -
  • daṃṣṭrin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    daṃṣṭrin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śṛgālas -
  • śṛgāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • Cannot analyse śvebhikṣus*ta
  • tapasvinām -
  • tapasvin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    tapasvin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 3.75

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 3.75 in Telugu sript:
నరాణాం నాపితో ధూర్తః పక్షిణాం చైవ వాయసః ।
దంష్ట్రిణాం చ శృగాలస్ తు శ్వేభిక్షుస్ తపస్వినామ్ ॥ ౭౫ ॥

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 3.75 in Malayalam sript:
നരാണാം നാപിതോ ധൂര്തഃ പക്ഷിണാം ചൈവ വായസഃ ।
ദംഷ്ട്രിണാം ച ശൃഗാലസ് തു ശ്വേഭിക്ഷുസ് തപസ്വിനാമ് ॥ ൭൫ ॥

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 3.75 in Bengali sript:
নরাণাং নাপিতো ধূর্তঃ পক্ষিণাং চৈব বাযসঃ ।
দংষ্ট্রিণাং চ শৃগালস্ তু শ্বেভিক্ষুস্ তপস্বিনাম্ ॥ ৭৫ ॥

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 3.75 in Gujarati sript:
નરાણાં નાપિતો ધૂર્તઃ પક્ષિણાં ચૈવ વાયસઃ ।
દંષ્ટ્રિણાં ચ શૃગાલસ્ તુ શ્વેભિક્ષુસ્ તપસ્વિનામ્ ॥ ૭૫ ॥

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