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)

न गृहं गृहम् इत्य् आहुर् गृहिणी गृहम् उच्यते ।
गृहं तु गृहिणी-हीनम् अरण्य-सदृशं मतम् ॥ १४७ ॥

na gṛhaṃ gṛham ity āhur gṛhiṇī gṛham ucyate |
gṛhaṃ tu gṛhiṇī-hīnam araṇya-sadṛśaṃ matam || 147 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 3.147 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 (3.147). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Grih, Grihini, Grihin, Grihi, Ucyat, Hina, Aranya, Sadrisham, Sadrish, Sadrisha, Mata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 3.147). 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: “na gṛhaṃ gṛham ity āhur gṛhiṇī gṛham ucyate
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gṛham -
  • gṛha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    gṛhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    gṛh (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • gṛham -
  • gṛha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    gṛhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    gṛh (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse ity*āh
  • āhur -
  • ah (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • gṛhiṇī -
  • gṛhiṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    gṛhin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    gṛhī (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • gṛham -
  • gṛha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    gṛhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    gṛh (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ucyate -
  • uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 2: “gṛhaṃ tu gṛhiṇī-hīnam araṇya-sadṛśaṃ matam
  • gṛham -
  • gṛha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    gṛhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    gṛh (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • gṛhiṇī -
  • gṛhiṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    gṛhin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    gṛhī (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • hīnam -
  • hīna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hīna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hīnā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    -> hīna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ class 3 verb]
    -> hīna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ class 3 verb]
  • araṇya -
  • araṇya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    araṇya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sadṛśam -
  • sadṛśam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sadṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sadṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sadṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sadṛś (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • matam -
  • mata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    matā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    man -> mata (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> mata (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 3.147

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 3.147 in Telugu sript:
న గృహం గృహమ్ ఇత్య్ ఆహుర్ గృహిణీ గృహమ్ ఉచ్యతే ।
గృహం తు గృహిణీ-హీనమ్ అరణ్య-సదృశం మతమ్ ॥ ౧౪౭ ॥

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 3.147 in Malayalam sript:
ന ഗൃഹം ഗൃഹമ് ഇത്യ് ആഹുര് ഗൃഹിണീ ഗൃഹമ് ഉച്യതേ ।
ഗൃഹം തു ഗൃഹിണീ-ഹീനമ് അരണ്യ-സദൃശം മതമ് ॥ ൧൪൭ ॥

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 3.147 in Bengali sript:
ন গৃহং গৃহম্ ইত্য্ আহুর্ গৃহিণী গৃহম্ উচ্যতে ।
গৃহং তু গৃহিণী-হীনম্ অরণ্য-সদৃশং মতম্ ॥ ১৪৭ ॥

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 3.147 in Gujarati sript:
ન ગૃહં ગૃહમ્ ઇત્ય્ આહુર્ ગૃહિણી ગૃહમ્ ઉચ્યતે ।
ગૃહં તુ ગૃહિણી-હીનમ્ અરણ્ય-સદૃશં મતમ્ ॥ ૧૪૭ ॥

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