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)

आपदि येनापकृतं येन च हसितं दशासु विषमासु ।
अपकृत्य तयोर् उभयोः पुनर् अपि जातं नरं मन्ये ॥ १७ ॥

āpadi yenāpakṛtaṃ yena ca hasitaṃ daśāsu viṣamāsu |
apakṛtya tayor ubhayoḥ punar api jātaṃ naraṃ manye || 17 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 4.17 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 (4.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Apad, Yena, Yah, Yat, Apakrit, Apakrita, Hasita, Dasha, Vishama, Apakritya, Tad, Ubha, Punar, Api, Jata, Nara, Manya, Mani,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 4.17). 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: “āpadi yenāpakṛtaṃ yena ca hasitaṃ daśāsu viṣamāsu
  • āpadi -
  • āpad (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • yenā -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • apakṛtam -
  • apakṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    apakṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    apakṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    apakṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • yena -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hasitam -
  • hasita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hasita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hasitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    has -> hasita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √has class 1 verb]
    has -> hasita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √has class 1 verb], [accusative single from √has class 1 verb]
  • daśāsu -
  • daśā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • viṣamāsu -
  • viṣamā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • Line 2: “apakṛtya tayor ubhayoḥ punar api jātaṃ naraṃ manye
  • apakṛtya -
  • apakṛtya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    apakṛtya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    apakṛt -> apakṛtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √apakṛt]
  • tayor -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • ubhayoḥ -
  • ubha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    ubha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    ubhā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • punar -
  • punar (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    punar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • jātam -
  • jāta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jāta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jātā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 4 verb]
    jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 4 verb]
  • naram -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    narā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • manye -
  • manya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    manya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    manyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    manī (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    man (verb class 4)
    [present middle first single], [present passive first single]
    man (verb class 8)
    [present passive first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 4.17

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 4.17 in Telugu sript:
ఆపది యేనాపకృతం యేన చ హసితం దశాసు విషమాసు ।
అపకృత్య తయోర్ ఉభయోః పునర్ అపి జాతం నరం మన్యే ॥ ౧౭ ॥

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 4.17 in Malayalam sript:
ആപദി യേനാപകൃതം യേന ച ഹസിതം ദശാസു വിഷമാസു ।
അപകൃത്യ തയോര് ഉഭയോഃ പുനര് അപി ജാതം നരം മന്യേ ॥ ൧൭ ॥

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 4.17 in Bengali sript:
আপদি যেনাপকৃতং যেন চ হসিতং দশাসু বিষমাসু ।
অপকৃত্য তযোর্ উভযোঃ পুনর্ অপি জাতং নরং মন্যে ॥ ১৭ ॥

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 4.17 in Gujarati sript:
આપદિ યેનાપકૃતં યેન ચ હસિતં દશાસુ વિષમાસુ ।
અપકૃત્ય તયોર્ ઉભયોઃ પુનર્ અપિ જાતં નરં મન્યે ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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