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)

यादृशं मम पाण्डित्यं तादृशं द्विगुणं तव ।
नाभूज् जारो न भर्ता च किं निरीक्षसि नग्निके ॥ ६९ ॥

yādṛśaṃ mama pāṇḍityaṃ tādṛśaṃ dviguṇaṃ tava |
nābhūj jāro na bhartā ca kiṃ nirīkṣasi nagnike || 69 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 4.69 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 (4.69). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yadrish, Yadrisha, Asmad, Panditya, Tadrish, Tadrisha, Dviguna, Yushmad, Jara, Bhartri, Kim, Nih, Iksha, Nagnika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 4.69). 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: “yādṛśaṃ mama pāṇḍityaṃ tādṛśaṃ dviguṇaṃ tava
  • yādṛśam -
  • yādṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yādṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yādṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    yādṛś (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • pāṇḍityam -
  • pāṇḍitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tādṛśam -
  • tādṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tādṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tādṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tādṛś (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • dviguṇam -
  • dviguṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dviguṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dviguṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “nābhūj jāro na bhartā ca kiṃ nirīkṣasi nagnike
  • Cannot analyse nābhūj*jā
  • jāro* -
  • jāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhartā -
  • bhartṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhṛ (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    bhṛ (verb class 2)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    bhṛ (verb class 3)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nir -
  • niḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    niḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • īkṣa -
  • īkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    īkṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • si -
  • si (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • nagnike -
  • nagnikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 4.69

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 4.69 in Telugu sript:
యాదృశం మమ పాణ్డిత్యం తాదృశం ద్విగుణం తవ ।
నాభూజ్ జారో న భర్తా చ కిం నిరీక్షసి నగ్నికే ॥ ౬౯ ॥

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 4.69 in Malayalam sript:
യാദൃശം മമ പാണ്ഡിത്യം താദൃശം ദ്വിഗുണം തവ ।
നാഭൂജ് ജാരോ ന ഭര്താ ച കിം നിരീക്ഷസി നഗ്നികേ ॥ ൬൯ ॥

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 4.69 in Bengali sript:
যাদৃশং মম পাণ্ডিত্যং তাদৃশং দ্বিগুণং তব ।
নাভূজ্ জারো ন ভর্তা চ কিং নিরীক্ষসি নগ্নিকে ॥ ৬৯ ॥

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 4.69 in Gujarati sript:
યાદૃશં મમ પાણ્ડિત્યં તાદૃશં દ્વિગુણં તવ ।
નાભૂજ્ જારો ન ભર્તા ચ કિં નિરીક્ષસિ નગ્નિકે ॥ ૬૯ ॥

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