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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)
Verse 3.172
नूनं मम नृशंसस्य प्रत्यादर्शः सुदर्शितः ।
प्रयच्छता स्व-मांसानि कपोतेन महात्मना ॥ १७२ ॥
nūnaṃ mama nṛśaṃsasya pratyādarśaḥ sudarśitaḥ |
prayacchatā sva-māṃsāni kapotena mahātmanā || 172 ||
The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 3.172 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:
Buy now! English translation by Dr. Naveen Kumar Jha (2016)
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (3.172). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Nunam, Asmad, Nrishamsa, Pratyadarsha, Sut, Arshin, Tas, Prayat, Shata, Sva, Svan, Mamsa, Kapota, Mahatman, Mahatmana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 3.172). 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: “nūnaṃ mama nṛśaṃsasya pratyādarśaḥ sudarśitaḥ ”
- nūnam -
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nūnam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- mama -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- nṛśaṃsasya -
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nṛśaṃsa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]nṛśaṃsa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- pratyādarśaḥ -
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pratyādarśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sud -
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sut (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]sut (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- arśi -
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arśin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]arśin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- taḥ -
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tas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “prayacchatā sva-māṃsāni kapotena mahātmanā ”
- prayacch -
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√pre -> prayat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pre class 2 verb], [vocative single from √pre class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pre class 2 verb]
- śatā -
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śatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sva -
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sva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]svan (noun, masculine)[compound]svan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- māṃsāni -
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māṃsa (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- kapotena -
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kapota (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- mahātmanā -
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mahātman (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]mahātman (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]mahātmanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 3.172
Pancatantra of Visnusarman
by M. R. Kale (2015)
Panchatantra in Simple Sanskrit
by Dr. Vishwas (2016)
Panchatantram (Telugu)
by Tadanki Venkata Lakshmi Narasimha Rao (2020)
Published by J. P. Publications, Vijayawada; Throughout black & white Illustrations; 9788192053851.
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.172 in Telugu sript:
నూనం మమ నృశంసస్య ప్రత్యాదర్శః సుదర్శితః ।
ప్రయచ్ఛతా స్వ-మాంసాని కపోతేన మహాత్మనా ॥ ౧౭౨ ॥
Panchatantram Bhashavyakhyanam (Malayalam)
by Dr. K.G. Sreelekha (2010)
Published by the University of Kerala.
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.172 in Malayalam sript:
നൂനം മമ നൃശംസസ്യ പ്രത്യാദര്ശഃ സുദര്ശിതഃ ।
പ്രയച്ഛതാ സ്വ-മാംസാനി കപോതേന മഹാത്മനാ ॥ ൧൭൨ ॥
The Panchatantra Stories (Tamil)
by P. S. Aacharya (2017)
Published by Narmadha Pathippagam, Chennai.
Buy now!
Panchatantrer Galpa (Bengali)
by Children's Book Trust (2014)
Throughout color Illustration; 9788170112730
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.172 in Bengali sript:
নূনং মম নৃশংসস্য প্রত্যাদর্শঃ সুদর্শিতঃ ।
প্রযচ্ছতা স্ব-মাংসানি কপোতেন মহাত্মনা ॥ ১৭২ ॥
Panchatantra in Gujarati (Comic)
by Anant Pai (2013)
[શિયાળા અને રણશિંગ પંચતંત્ર] Published by Amar Chitra Katha; Throughout Color Illustrations; 9789350853115
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.172 in Gujarati sript:
નૂનં મમ નૃશંસસ્ય પ્રત્યાદર્શઃ સુદર્શિતઃ ।
પ્રયચ્છતા સ્વ-માંસાનિ કપોતેન મહાત્મના ॥ ૧૭૨ ॥