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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)
Verse 5.16
जीर्यन्ते जीर्यतः केशा दन्ता जीर्यन्ति जीर्यतः ।
चक्षुः श्रोत्रे च जीर्येते तृष्णैका तरुणायते ।
कुक्कुटं कुपरिज्ञातं कुश्रुतं कुपरीक्षितम् ।
तन् नरेण न कर्तव्यं नापितेनात्र यत् कृतम् ॥ १६ ॥
jīryante jīryataḥ keśā dantā jīryanti jīryataḥ |
cakṣuḥ śrotre ca jīryete tṛṣṇaikā taruṇāyate |
kukkuṭaṃ kuparijñātaṃ kuśrutaṃ kuparīkṣitam |
tan nareṇa na kartavyaṃ nāpitenātra yat kṛtam || 16 ||
The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 5.16 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:
Buy now! English translation by Dr. Naveen Kumar Jha (2016)
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (5.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Jiryat, Kesha, Danta, Cakshu, Cakshus, Shrotri, Shrotra, Trishna, Aika, Taruna, Tad, Yushmad, Kukkuta, Kuparijnata, Kushruta, Kuparikshita, Tat, Tan, Nara, Kartavya, Napita, Atra, Yat, Yad, Krit, Krita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 5.16). 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: “jīryante jīryataḥ keśā dantā jīryanti jīryataḥ ”
- jīryante -
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√jṝ (verb class 1)[present passive third plural]√jṝ (verb class 10)[present passive third plural]√jṝ (verb class 4)[present passive third plural]√jṝ (verb class 9)[present passive third plural]
- jīryataḥ -
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√jṝ -> jīryat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √jṝ class 4 verb], [ablative single from √jṝ class 4 verb], [genitive single from √jṝ class 4 verb]√jṝ -> jīryat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √jṝ class 4 verb], [genitive single from √jṝ class 4 verb]√jṝ (verb class 4)[present active third dual]
- keśā* -
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keśa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]keśā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dantā* -
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danta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dantā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- jīryanti -
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√jṝ -> jīryat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √jṝ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √jṝ class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √jṝ class 4 verb]√jṝ (verb class 4)[present active third plural]
- jīryataḥ -
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√jṝ -> jīryat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √jṝ class 4 verb], [ablative single from √jṝ class 4 verb], [genitive single from √jṝ class 4 verb]√jṝ -> jīryat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √jṝ class 4 verb], [genitive single from √jṝ class 4 verb]√jṝ (verb class 4)[present active third dual]
- Line 2: “cakṣuḥ śrotre ca jīryete tṛṣṇaikā taruṇāyate ”
- cakṣuḥ -
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cakṣus (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cakṣus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cakṣu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kṣai (verb class 1)[perfect active third plural]
- śrotre -
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śrotṛ (noun, masculine)[dative single]śrotra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jīryete -
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√jṝ (verb class 1)[present passive third dual]√jṝ (verb class 10)[present passive third dual]√jṝ (verb class 4)[present passive third dual]√jṝ (verb class 9)[present passive third dual]
- tṛṣṇai -
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tṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aikā -
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aikā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- taruṇāya -
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taruṇa (noun, masculine)[dative single]taruṇa (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- Line 3: “kukkuṭaṃ kuparijñātaṃ kuśrutaṃ kuparīkṣitam ”
- kukkuṭam -
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kukkuṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kukkuṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kukkuṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kuparijñātam -
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kuparijñāta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kuparijñāta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kuparijñātā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kuśrutam -
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kuśruta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kuśruta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kuśrutā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kuparīkṣitam -
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kuparīkṣita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kuparīkṣita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kuparīkṣitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 4: “tan nareṇa na kartavyaṃ nāpitenātra yat kṛtam ”
- tan -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]tan (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- nareṇa -
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nara (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]nara (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kartavyam -
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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]
- nāpitenā -
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nāpita (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- atra -
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atra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]atra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yat -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- kṛtam -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]kṛt (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (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 -> kṛta (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 (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 5.16
Pancatantra of Visnusarman
by M. R. Kale (2015)
Panchatantra in Simple Sanskrit
by Dr. Vishwas (2016)
Panchatantram (Telugu)
by Tadanki Venkata Lakshmi Narasimha Rao (2020)
Published by J. P. Publications, Vijayawada; Throughout black & white Illustrations; 9788192053851.
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.16 in Telugu sript:
జీర్యన్తే జీర్యతః కేశా దన్తా జీర్యన్తి జీర్యతః ।
చక్షుః శ్రోత్రే చ జీర్యేతే తృష్ణైకా తరుణాయతే ।
కుక్కుటం కుపరిజ్ఞాతం కుశ్రుతం కుపరీక్షితమ్ ।
తన్ నరేణ న కర్తవ్యం నాపితేనాత్ర యత్ కృతమ్ ॥ ౧౬ ॥
Panchatantram Bhashavyakhyanam (Malayalam)
by Dr. K.G. Sreelekha (2010)
Published by the University of Kerala.
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.16 in Malayalam sript:
ജീര്യന്തേ ജീര്യതഃ കേശാ ദന്താ ജീര്യന്തി ജീര്യതഃ ।
ചക്ഷുഃ ശ്രോത്രേ ച ജീര്യേതേ തൃഷ്ണൈകാ തരുണായതേ ।
കുക്കുടം കുപരിജ്ഞാതം കുശ്രുതം കുപരീക്ഷിതമ് ।
തന് നരേണ ന കര്തവ്യം നാപിതേനാത്ര യത് കൃതമ് ॥ ൧൬ ॥
The Panchatantra Stories (Tamil)
by P. S. Aacharya (2017)
Published by Narmadha Pathippagam, Chennai.
Buy now!
Panchatantrer Galpa (Bengali)
by Children's Book Trust (2014)
Throughout color Illustration; 9788170112730
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.16 in Bengali sript:
জীর্যন্তে জীর্যতঃ কেশা দন্তা জীর্যন্তি জীর্যতঃ ।
চক্ষুঃ শ্রোত্রে চ জীর্যেতে তৃষ্ণৈকা তরুণাযতে ।
কুক্কুটং কুপরিজ্ঞাতং কুশ্রুতং কুপরীক্ষিতম্ ।
তন্ নরেণ ন কর্তব্যং নাপিতেনাত্র যত্ কৃতম্ ॥ ১৬ ॥
Panchatantra in Gujarati (Comic)
by Anant Pai (2013)
[શિયાળા અને રણશિંગ પંચતંત્ર] Published by Amar Chitra Katha; Throughout Color Illustrations; 9789350853115
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.16 in Gujarati sript:
જીર્યન્તે જીર્યતઃ કેશા દન્તા જીર્યન્તિ જીર્યતઃ ।
ચક્ષુઃ શ્રોત્રે ચ જીર્યેતે તૃષ્ણૈકા તરુણાયતે ।
કુક્કુટં કુપરિજ્ઞાતં કુશ્રુતં કુપરીક્ષિતમ્ ।
તન્ નરેણ ન કર્તવ્યં નાપિતેનાત્ર યત્ કૃતમ્ ॥ ૧૬ ॥