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)

अकृत्यं नैव कर्तव्यं प्राण-त्यागेऽप्य् उपस्थिते ।
न च कृत्यं परित्याज्यम् एष धर्मः सनातनः ॥ ४१ ॥

akṛtyaṃ naiva kartavyaṃ prāṇa-tyāge'py upasthite |
na ca kṛtyaṃ parityājyam eṣa dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ || 41 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 4.41 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 (4.41). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Akritya, Naiva, Kartavya, Prana, Upasthita, Upasthiti, Krityam, Kritya, Kriti, Parityajya, Esha, Dharma, Sanatana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 4.41). 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: “akṛtyaṃ naiva kartavyaṃ prāṇa-tyāge'py upasthite
  • akṛtyam -
  • akṛtya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akṛtya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akṛtyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • naiva -
  • naiva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kartavyam -
  • kartavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kartavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kartavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
  • prāṇa -
  • prāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse tyāge'py*up
  • upasthite -
  • upasthita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    upasthita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    upasthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    upasthiti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “na ca kṛtyaṃ parityājyam eṣa dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṛtyam -
  • kṛtyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛtya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛtya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛ -> kṛtya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛtya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛtī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • parityājyam -
  • parityājya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    parityājya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    parityājyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • eṣa -
  • eṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • dharmaḥ -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sanātanaḥ -
  • sanātana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 4.41

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 4.41 in Telugu sript:
అకృత్యం నైవ కర్తవ్యం ప్రాణ-త్యాగేఽప్య్ ఉపస్థితే ।
న చ కృత్యం పరిత్యాజ్యమ్ ఏష ధర్మః సనాతనః ॥ ౪౧ ॥

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 4.41 in Malayalam sript:
അകൃത്യം നൈവ കര്തവ്യം പ്രാണ-ത്യാഗേഽപ്യ് ഉപസ്ഥിതേ ।
ന ച കൃത്യം പരിത്യാജ്യമ് ഏഷ ധര്മഃ സനാതനഃ ॥ ൪൧ ॥

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 4.41 in Bengali sript:
অকৃত্যং নৈব কর্তব্যং প্রাণ-ত্যাগেঽপ্য্ উপস্থিতে ।
ন চ কৃত্যং পরিত্যাজ্যম্ এষ ধর্মঃ সনাতনঃ ॥ ৪১ ॥

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 4.41 in Gujarati sript:
અકૃત્યં નૈવ કર્તવ્યં પ્રાણ-ત્યાગેઽપ્ય્ ઉપસ્થિતે ।
ન ચ કૃત્યં પરિત્યાજ્યમ્ એષ ધર્મઃ સનાતનઃ ॥ ૪૧ ॥

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