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)

पुलाका इव धान्येषु पूतिका इव् पक्षिषु ।
मशका इव मर्त्येषु येषां धर्मो न कारणम् ॥ ९९ ॥

pulākā iva dhānyeṣu pūtikā iv pakṣiṣu |
maśakā iva martyeṣu yeṣāṃ dharmo na kāraṇam || 99 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 3.99 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 (3.99). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pulaka, Iva, Dhanya, Pakshi, Pakshin, Mashaka, Martya, Yah, Yat, Dharma, Karana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 3.99). 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: “pulākā iva dhānyeṣu pūtikā iv pakṣiṣu
  • pulākā* -
  • pulāka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • dhānyeṣu -
  • dhānya (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    dhānya (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • pūtikā* -
  • Cannot analyse iv*pa
  • pakṣiṣu -
  • pakṣi (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    pakṣin (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    pakṣin (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    pakṣī (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • Line 2: “maśakā iva martyeṣu yeṣāṃ dharmo na kāraṇam
  • maśakā* -
  • maśaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    maśakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • martyeṣu -
  • martya (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    martya (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • yeṣām -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • dharmo* -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāraṇam -
  • kāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 3.99

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 3.99 in Telugu sript:
పులాకా ఇవ ధాన్యేషు పూతికా ఇవ్ పక్షిషు ।
మశకా ఇవ మర్త్యేషు యేషాం ధర్మో న కారణమ్ ॥ ౯౯ ॥

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 3.99 in Malayalam sript:
പുലാകാ ഇവ ധാന്യേഷു പൂതികാ ഇവ് പക്ഷിഷു ।
മശകാ ഇവ മര്ത്യേഷു യേഷാം ധര്മോ ന കാരണമ് ॥ ൯൯ ॥

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 3.99 in Bengali sript:
পুলাকা ইব ধান্যেষু পূতিকা ইব্ পক্ষিষু ।
মশকা ইব মর্ত্যেষু যেষাং ধর্মো ন কারণম্ ॥ ৯৯ ॥

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 3.99 in Gujarati sript:
પુલાકા ઇવ ધાન્યેષુ પૂતિકા ઇવ્ પક્ષિષુ ।
મશકા ઇવ મર્ત્યેષુ યેષાં ધર્મો ન કારણમ્ ॥ ૯૯ ॥

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