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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 1.238
शनैः शनैश् च यो राज्यम् उपभुङ्क्ते यथा-बलम् ।
रसायनम् इव प्राज्ञः स पुष्टिं परमां व्रजेत् ॥ २३८ ॥
śanaiḥ śanaiś ca yo rājyam upabhuṅkte yathā-balam |
rasāyanam iva prājñaḥ sa puṣṭiṃ paramāṃ vrajet || 238 ||
The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 1.238 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 (1.238). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Shanaih, Shana, Yah, Rajya, Upa, Yatha, Bala, Rasayana, Iva, Prajna, Pushti, Parama,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 1.238). 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: “śanaiḥ śanaiś ca yo rājyam upabhuṅkte yathā-balam ”
- śanaiḥ -
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śanaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]śana (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]śana (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- śanaiś -
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śanaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]śana (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]śana (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- rājyam -
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rājya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rājya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rājyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √rāj]√rāj -> rājyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rāj], [accusative single from √rāj]
- upa -
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upa (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]upa (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]upa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]upa (Preverb)[Preverb]
- bhuṅkte -
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√bhuj (verb class 7)[present middle third single]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- balam -
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bala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]balā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “rasāyanam iva prājñaḥ sa puṣṭiṃ paramāṃ vrajet ”
- rasāyanam -
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rasāyana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rasāyana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- prājñaḥ -
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prājña (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- puṣṭim -
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puṣṭi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- paramām -
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paramā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- vrajet -
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√vraj (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 1.238
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 1.238 in Telugu sript:
శనైః శనైశ్ చ యో రాజ్యమ్ ఉపభుఙ్క్తే యథా-బలమ్ ।
రసాయనమ్ ఇవ ప్రాజ్ఞః స పుష్టిం పరమాం వ్రజేత్ ॥ ౨౩౮ ॥
Panchatantram Bhashavyakhyanam (Malayalam)
by Dr. K.G. Sreelekha (2010)
Published by the University of Kerala.
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.238 in Malayalam sript:
ശനൈഃ ശനൈശ് ച യോ രാജ്യമ് ഉപഭുങ്ക്തേ യഥാ-ബലമ് ।
രസായനമ് ഇവ പ്രാജ്ഞഃ സ പുഷ്ടിം പരമാം വ്രജേത് ॥ ൨൩൮ ॥
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 1.238 in Bengali sript:
শনৈঃ শনৈশ্ চ যো রাজ্যম্ উপভুঙ্ক্তে যথা-বলম্ ।
রসাযনম্ ইব প্রাজ্ঞঃ স পুষ্টিং পরমাং ব্রজেত্ ॥ ২৩৮ ॥
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 1.238 in Gujarati sript:
શનૈઃ શનૈશ્ ચ યો રાજ્યમ્ ઉપભુઙ્ક્તે યથા-બલમ્ ।
રસાયનમ્ ઇવ પ્રાજ્ઞઃ સ પુષ્ટિં પરમાં વ્રજેત્ ॥ ૨૩૮ ॥