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)

यो ऽमित्रं कुरुते मित्रं वीर्याभ्यधिकम् आत्मनः ।
स करोति न सन्देहः स्वयं हि विष-भक्षणम् ॥ २५ ॥

yo 'mitraṃ kurute mitraṃ vīryābhyadhikam ātmanaḥ |
sa karoti na sandehaḥ svayaṃ hi viṣa-bhakṣaṇam || 25 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 4.25 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 (4.25). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Amitra, Kuruta, Mitra, Virya, Abhyadhikam, Abhyadhika, Atman, Karoti, Sandeha, Svayam, Visha, Bhakshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 4.25). 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: “yo 'mitraṃ kurute mitraṃ vīryābhyadhikam ātmanaḥ
  • yo' -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • amitram -
  • amitra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    amitra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    amitrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kurute -
  • kurutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kuruta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kuruta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present middle third single]
  • mitram -
  • mitra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mitra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mitrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vīryā -
  • vīrya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vīr -> vīrya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vīr]
    vīryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vīr -> vīrya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
    vīr -> vīrya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
    vīr -> vīryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
  • abhyadhikam -
  • abhyadhikam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    abhyadhika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    abhyadhika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    abhyadhikā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ātmanaḥ -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “sa karoti na sandehaḥ svayaṃ hi viṣa-bhakṣaṇam
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • karoti -
  • karoti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karoti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karoti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present active third single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sandehaḥ -
  • sandeha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • svayam -
  • svayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • viṣa -
  • viṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhakṣaṇam -
  • bhakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 4.25

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 4.25 in Telugu sript:
యో ఽమిత్రం కురుతే మిత్రం వీర్యాభ్యధికమ్ ఆత్మనః ।
స కరోతి న సన్దేహః స్వయం హి విష-భక్షణమ్ ॥ ౨౫ ॥

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 4.25 in Malayalam sript:
യോ ഽമിത്രം കുരുതേ മിത്രം വീര്യാഭ്യധികമ് ആത്മനഃ ।
സ കരോതി ന സന്ദേഹഃ സ്വയം ഹി വിഷ-ഭക്ഷണമ് ॥ ൨൫ ॥

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 4.25 in Bengali sript:
যো ঽমিত্রং কুরুতে মিত্রং বীর্যাভ্যধিকম্ আত্মনঃ ।
স করোতি ন সন্দেহঃ স্বযং হি বিষ-ভক্ষণম্ ॥ ২৫ ॥

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 4.25 in Gujarati sript:
યો ઽમિત્રં કુરુતે મિત્રં વીર્યાભ્યધિકમ્ આત્મનઃ ।
સ કરોતિ ન સન્દેહઃ સ્વયં હિ વિષ-ભક્ષણમ્ ॥ ૨૫ ॥

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