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)

हीनाङ्गी वाधिकाङ्गी वा या भवेत् कन्यका नृणाम् ।
भर्तुः स्यात् सा विनाशाय स्व-शील-निधनाय च ॥ ८९ ॥

hīnāṅgī vādhikāṅgī vā yā bhavet kanyakā nṛṇām |
bhartuḥ syāt sā vināśāya sva-śīla-nidhanāya ca || 89 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 5.89 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 (5.89). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Hina, Angin, Angi, Adhikangi, Var, Kanyaka, Nri, Bhartri, Syat, Sya, Vinasha, Sva, Svan, Shila, Nidhana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 5.89). 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: “hīnāṅgī vādhikāṅgī bhavet kanyakā nṛṇām
  • hīnā -
  • hīna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hīna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hīnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    -> hīna (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 3 verb]
    -> hīna (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 3 verb]
    -> hīnā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ class 3 verb]
  • aṅgī -
  • aṅgī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    aṅgī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    aṅgin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • adhikāṅgī -
  • adhikāṅgī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yā* -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • kanyakā* -
  • kanyaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kanyakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nṛṇām -
  • nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “bhartuḥ syāt vināśāya sva-śīla-nidhanāya ca
  • bhartuḥ -
  • bhartṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • syāt -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vināśāya -
  • vināśa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • sva -
  • sva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • śīla -
  • śīla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śīla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śīl (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • nidhanāya -
  • nidhana (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    nidhana (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 5.89

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 5.89 in Telugu sript:
హీనాఙ్గీ వాధికాఙ్గీ వా యా భవేత్ కన్యకా నృణామ్ ।
భర్తుః స్యాత్ సా వినాశాయ స్వ-శీల-నిధనాయ చ ॥ ౮౯ ॥

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 5.89 in Malayalam sript:
ഹീനാങ്ഗീ വാധികാങ്ഗീ വാ യാ ഭവേത് കന്യകാ നൃണാമ് ।
ഭര്തുഃ സ്യാത് സാ വിനാശായ സ്വ-ശീല-നിധനായ ച ॥ ൮൯ ॥

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 5.89 in Bengali sript:
হীনাঙ্গী বাধিকাঙ্গী বা যা ভবেত্ কন্যকা নৃণাম্ ।
ভর্তুঃ স্যাত্ সা বিনাশায স্ব-শীল-নিধনায চ ॥ ৮৯ ॥

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 5.89 in Gujarati sript:
હીનાઙ્ગી વાધિકાઙ્ગી વા યા ભવેત્ કન્યકા નૃણામ્ ।
ભર્તુઃ સ્યાત્ સા વિનાશાય સ્વ-શીલ-નિધનાય ચ ॥ ૮૯ ॥

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