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 विश्वसेद् अविश्वस्ते विश्वस्तेऽपि न विश्वसेत् ।
विश्वासाद् भयम् उत्पन्नं मूलान्य् अपि निकृन्तति ॥ १४ ॥

na viśvased aviśvaste viśvaste'pi na viśvaset |
viśvāsād bhayam utpannaṃ mūlāny api nikṛntati || 14 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 4.14 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 (4.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Avishvasta, Vishvasta, Api, Vishvasa, Bhaya, Utpanna, Krintat, Krintati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 4.14). 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 viśvased aviśvaste viśvaste'pi na viśvaset
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse viśvased*av
  • aviśvaste -
  • aviśvasta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    aviśvasta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    aviśvastā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • viśvaste' -
  • viśvasta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    viśvasta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    viśvastā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse viśvaset
  • Line 2: “viśvāsād bhayam utpannaṃ mūlāny api nikṛntati
  • viśvāsād -
  • viśvāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • bhayam -
  • bhaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • utpannam -
  • utpanna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    utpanna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    utpannā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse mūlāny*ap
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • ni -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ni (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • kṛntati -
  • kṛt -> kṛntat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √kṛt class 6 verb]
    kṛt -> kṛntat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √kṛt class 6 verb]
    kṛt -> kṛntat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √kṛt class 7 verb]
    kṛt -> kṛntat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √kṛt class 7 verb]
    kṛt -> kṛntatī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √kṛt class 7 verb]
    kṛt (verb class 6)
    [present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 4.14

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 4.14 in Telugu sript:
న విశ్వసేద్ అవిశ్వస్తే విశ్వస్తేఽపి న విశ్వసేత్ ।
విశ్వాసాద్ భయమ్ ఉత్పన్నం మూలాన్య్ అపి నికృన్తతి ॥ ౧౪ ॥

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 4.14 in Malayalam sript:
ന വിശ്വസേദ് അവിശ്വസ്തേ വിശ്വസ്തേഽപി ന വിശ്വസേത് ।
വിശ്വാസാദ് ഭയമ് ഉത്പന്നം മൂലാന്യ് അപി നികൃന്തതി ॥ ൧൪ ॥

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 4.14 in Bengali sript:
ন বিশ্বসেদ্ অবিশ্বস্তে বিশ্বস্তেঽপি ন বিশ্বসেত্ ।
বিশ্বাসাদ্ ভযম্ উত্পন্নং মূলান্য্ অপি নিকৃন্ততি ॥ ১৪ ॥

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 4.14 in Gujarati sript:
ન વિશ્વસેદ્ અવિશ્વસ્તે વિશ્વસ્તેઽપિ ન વિશ્વસેત્ ।
વિશ્વાસાદ્ ભયમ્ ઉત્પન્નં મૂલાન્ય્ અપિ નિકૃન્તતિ ॥ ૧૪ ॥

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