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)

अन्त्यावस्थो ऽपि महान् स्वामि-गुणान् न जहाति शुद्धतया ।
न श्वेत-भावम् उज्झति शङ्खः शिखि-भुक्त-मुक्तो ऽपि ॥ ७९ ॥

antyāvastho 'pi mahān svāmi-guṇān na jahāti śuddhatayā |
na śveta-bhāvam ujjhati śaṅkhaḥ śikhi-bhukta-mukto 'pi || 79 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 4.79 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 (4.79). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Anti, Antya, Tha, Api, Maha, Mahat, Guna, Shuddhata, Shveta, Bhava, Ujjhat, Shankha, Shikhi, Shikhin, Bhukta, Mukta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 4.79). 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: “antyāvastho 'pi mahān svāmi-guṇān na jahāti śuddhatayā
  • antyāva -
  • antī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    antya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • as -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • tho' -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • mahān -
  • maha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    mahat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • svāmi -
  • svāmin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • guṇān -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jahāti -
  • (verb class 3)
    [present active third single]
  • śuddhatayā -
  • śuddhatā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “na śveta-bhāvam ujjhati śaṅkhaḥ śikhi-bhukta-mukto 'pi
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śveta -
  • śveta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śveta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhāvam -
  • bhāva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhū -> bhāvam (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhū]
  • ujjhati -
  • ujjh -> ujjhat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ujjh class 6 verb]
    ujjh -> ujjhat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √ujjh class 6 verb]
    ujjhat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ujjhat (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    ujjhat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    ujjh (verb class 6)
    [present active third single]
  • śaṅkhaḥ -
  • śaṅkha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śikhi -
  • śikhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śikhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    śikhin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śikhin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bhukta -
  • bhukta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhukta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mukto' -
  • mukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √muc class 6 verb]
    muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √muc class 1 verb]
    muj -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √muj class 1 verb]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 4.79

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 4.79 in Telugu sript:
అన్త్యావస్థో ఽపి మహాన్ స్వామి-గుణాన్ న జహాతి శుద్ధతయా ।
న శ్వేత-భావమ్ ఉజ్ఝతి శఙ్ఖః శిఖి-భుక్త-ముక్తో ఽపి ॥ ౭౯ ॥

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 4.79 in Malayalam sript:
അന്ത്യാവസ്ഥോ ഽപി മഹാന് സ്വാമി-ഗുണാന് ന ജഹാതി ശുദ്ധതയാ ।
ന ശ്വേത-ഭാവമ് ഉജ്ഝതി ശങ്ഖഃ ശിഖി-ഭുക്ത-മുക്തോ ഽപി ॥ ൭൯ ॥

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 4.79 in Bengali sript:
অন্ত্যাবস্থো ঽপি মহান্ স্বামি-গুণান্ ন জহাতি শুদ্ধতযা ।
ন শ্বেত-ভাবম্ উজ্ঝতি শঙ্খঃ শিখি-ভুক্ত-মুক্তো ঽপি ॥ ৭৯ ॥

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 4.79 in Gujarati sript:
અન્ત્યાવસ્થો ઽપિ મહાન્ સ્વામિ-ગુણાન્ ન જહાતિ શુદ્ધતયા ।
ન શ્વેત-ભાવમ્ ઉજ્ઝતિ શઙ્ખઃ શિખિ-ભુક્ત-મુક્તો ઽપિ ॥ ૭૯ ॥

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