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)

यः स्पृशेद् रासभं मर्त्यो ज्ञानाद् अज्ञानतो ऽपि वा ।
स-चैलं स्नानम् उद्दिष्टं तस्य पाप-प्रशान्तये ॥ ११९ ॥

yaḥ spṛśed rāsabhaṃ martyo jñānād ajñānato 'pi vā |
sa-cailaṃ snānam uddiṣṭaṃ tasya pāpa-praśāntaye || 119 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 3.119 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 (3.119). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Rasabha, Martya, Jnana, Ajnanatah, Api, Caila, Snana, Uddishta, Tad, Papa, Prashanti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 3.119). 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: “yaḥ spṛśed rāsabhaṃ martyo jñānād ajñānato 'pi
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • spṛśed -
  • spṛś (verb class 6)
    [optative active third single]
  • rāsabham -
  • rāsabha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • martyo* -
  • martya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jñānād -
  • jñāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ajñānato' -
  • ajñānataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “sa-cailaṃ snānam uddiṣṭaṃ tasya pāpa-praśāntaye
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cailam -
  • caila (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    caila (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cailā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • snānam -
  • snāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • uddiṣṭam -
  • uddiṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uddiṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uddiṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pāpa -
  • pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • praśāntaye -
  • praśānti (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 3.119

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 3.119 in Telugu sript:
యః స్పృశేద్ రాసభం మర్త్యో జ్ఞానాద్ అజ్ఞానతో ఽపి వా ।
స-చైలం స్నానమ్ ఉద్దిష్టం తస్య పాప-ప్రశాన్తయే ॥ ౧౧౯ ॥

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 3.119 in Malayalam sript:
യഃ സ്പൃശേദ് രാസഭം മര്ത്യോ ജ്ഞാനാദ് അജ്ഞാനതോ ഽപി വാ ।
സ-ചൈലം സ്നാനമ് ഉദ്ദിഷ്ടം തസ്യ പാപ-പ്രശാന്തയേ ॥ ൧൧൯ ॥

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 3.119 in Bengali sript:
যঃ স্পৃশেদ্ রাসভং মর্ত্যো জ্ঞানাদ্ অজ্ঞানতো ঽপি বা ।
স-চৈলং স্নানম্ উদ্দিষ্টং তস্য পাপ-প্রশান্তযে ॥ ১১৯ ॥

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 3.119 in Gujarati sript:
યઃ સ્પૃશેદ્ રાસભં મર્ત્યો જ્ઞાનાદ્ અજ્ઞાનતો ઽપિ વા ।
સ-ચૈલં સ્નાનમ્ ઉદ્દિષ્ટં તસ્ય પાપ-પ્રશાન્તયે ॥ ૧૧૯ ॥

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