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)

ब्रह्मघ्ने च सुरापे च चौरे भग्न-व्रते शठे ।
निष्कृतिर् विहिता सद्भिः कृतघ्ने नास्ति निष्कृतिः ॥ ११ ॥

brahmaghne ca surāpe ca caure bhagna-vrate śaṭhe |
niṣkṛtir vihitā sadbhiḥ kṛtaghne nāsti niṣkṛtiḥ || 11 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 4.11 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 (4.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahmaghna, Brahmahan, Surapa, Caura, Bhagna, Vrata, Shatha, Nishkriti, Vihita, Sat, Sad, Kritaghna, Nasti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 4.11). 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: “brahmaghne ca surāpe ca caure bhagna-vrate śaṭhe
  • brahmaghne -
  • brahmaghna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    brahmahan (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • surāpe -
  • surāpa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    surāpa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    surāpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • caure -
  • caura (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    caura (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    caurā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhagna -
  • bhagna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhagna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vrate -
  • vrata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vrata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • śaṭhe -
  • śaṭha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śaṭha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śaṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śaṭh (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • Line 2: “niṣkṛtir vihitā sadbhiḥ kṛtaghne nāsti niṣkṛtiḥ
  • niṣkṛtir -
  • niṣkṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    niṣkṛti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vihitā -
  • vihitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sadbhiḥ -
  • sat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kṛtaghne -
  • kṛtaghna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kṛtaghna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṛtaghnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • nāsti -
  • nāsti (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • niṣkṛtiḥ -
  • niṣkṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    niṣkṛti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 4.11

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 4.11 in Telugu sript:
బ్రహ్మఘ్నే చ సురాపే చ చౌరే భగ్న-వ్రతే శఠే ।
నిష్కృతిర్ విహితా సద్భిః కృతఘ్నే నాస్తి నిష్కృతిః ॥ ౧౧ ॥

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 4.11 in Malayalam sript:
ബ്രഹ്മഘ്നേ ച സുരാപേ ച ചൌരേ ഭഗ്ന-വ്രതേ ശഠേ ।
നിഷ്കൃതിര് വിഹിതാ സദ്ഭിഃ കൃതഘ്നേ നാസ്തി നിഷ്കൃതിഃ ॥ ൧൧ ॥

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 4.11 in Bengali sript:
ব্রহ্মঘ্নে চ সুরাপে চ চৌরে ভগ্ন-ব্রতে শঠে ।
নিষ্কৃতির্ বিহিতা সদ্ভিঃ কৃতঘ্নে নাস্তি নিষ্কৃতিঃ ॥ ১১ ॥

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 4.11 in Gujarati sript:
બ્રહ્મઘ્ને ચ સુરાપે ચ ચૌરે ભગ્ન-વ્રતે શઠે ।
નિષ્કૃતિર્ વિહિતા સદ્ભિઃ કૃતઘ્ને નાસ્તિ નિષ્કૃતિઃ ॥ ૧૧ ॥

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