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)

मितं ददाति हि पिता मितं भ्राता मितं सुतः ।
अमितस्य हि दातारं भर्तारं का न पूजयेत् ॥ १५१ ॥

mitaṃ dadāti hi pitā mitaṃ bhrātā mitaṃ sutaḥ |
amitasya hi dātāraṃ bhartāraṃ kā na pūjayet || 151 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 3.151 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 (3.151). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mit, Mita, Pitri, Bhratri, Sut, Suta, Amita, Datri, Bhartri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 3.151). 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: “mitaṃ dadāti hi pitā mitaṃ bhrātā mitaṃ sutaḥ
  • mitam -
  • mita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    mit (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    -> mita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ class 4 verb]
    -> mita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √ class 4 verb]
    mi -> mita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √mi class 5 verb]
    mi -> mita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √mi class 5 verb], [accusative single from √mi class 5 verb]
  • dadāti -
  • dadāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (verb class 3)
    [present active third single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • pitā -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • mitam -
  • mita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    mit (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    -> mita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ class 4 verb]
    -> mita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √ class 4 verb]
    mi -> mita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √mi class 5 verb]
    mi -> mita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √mi class 5 verb], [accusative single from √mi class 5 verb]
  • bhrātā -
  • bhrātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • mitam -
  • mita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    mit (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    -> mita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ class 4 verb]
    -> mita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √ class 4 verb]
    mi -> mita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √mi class 5 verb]
    mi -> mita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √mi class 5 verb], [accusative single from √mi class 5 verb]
  • sutaḥ -
  • sut (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sut (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    suta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    su -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √su class 5 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb]
    su (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • Line 2: “amitasya hi dātāraṃ bhartāraṃ na pūjayet
  • amitasya -
  • amita (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    amita (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • dātāram -
  • dātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • bhartāram -
  • bhartṛ (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • kā* -
  • kās (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pūjayet -
  • pūj (verb class 10)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 3.151

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 3.151 in Telugu sript:
మితం దదాతి హి పితా మితం భ్రాతా మితం సుతః ।
అమితస్య హి దాతారం భర్తారం కా న పూజయేత్ ॥ ౧౫౧ ॥

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 3.151 in Malayalam sript:
മിതം ദദാതി ഹി പിതാ മിതം ഭ്രാതാ മിതം സുതഃ ।
അമിതസ്യ ഹി ദാതാരം ഭര്താരം കാ ന പൂജയേത് ॥ ൧൫൧ ॥

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 3.151 in Bengali sript:
মিতং দদাতি হি পিতা মিতং ভ্রাতা মিতং সুতঃ ।
অমিতস্য হি দাতারং ভর্তারং কা ন পূজযেত্ ॥ ১৫১ ॥

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 3.151 in Gujarati sript:
મિતં દદાતિ હિ પિતા મિતં ભ્રાતા મિતં સુતઃ ।
અમિતસ્ય હિ દાતારં ભર્તારં કા ન પૂજયેત્ ॥ ૧૫૧ ॥

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