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 1.303

वरं वनं वरं भैक्षं वरं भारोपजीवनम् ।
वरं व्याधिर् मनुष्याणां नाधिकारेण सम्पदः ॥ ३०३ ॥

varaṃ vanaṃ varaṃ bhaikṣaṃ varaṃ bhāropajīvanam |
varaṃ vyādhir manuṣyāṇāṃ nādhikāreṇa sampadaḥ || 303 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 1.303 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 (1.303). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Varam, Vara, Vana, Bhaiksha, Bharopajivana, Vyadhi, Manushya, Nri, Adhikara, Sampad, Sampada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 1.303). 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: “varaṃ vanaṃ varaṃ bhaikṣaṃ varaṃ bhāropajīvanam
  • varam -
  • varam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vanam -
  • vana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • varam -
  • varam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhaikṣam -
  • bhaikṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhaikṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • varam -
  • varam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhāropajīvanam -
  • bhāropajīvana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “varaṃ vyādhir manuṣyāṇāṃ nādhikāreṇa sampadaḥ
  • varam -
  • varam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vyādhir -
  • vyādhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • manuṣyāṇām -
  • manuṣya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    manuṣya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    manuṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhikāreṇa -
  • adhikāra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • sampadaḥ -
  • sampad (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sampada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 1.303

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 1.303 in Telugu sript:
వరం వనం వరం భైక్షం వరం భారోపజీవనమ్ ।
వరం వ్యాధిర్ మనుష్యాణాం నాధికారేణ సమ్పదః ॥ ౩౦౩ ॥

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 1.303 in Malayalam sript:
വരം വനം വരം ഭൈക്ഷം വരം ഭാരോപജീവനമ് ।
വരം വ്യാധിര് മനുഷ്യാണാം നാധികാരേണ സമ്പദഃ ॥ ൩൦൩ ॥

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 1.303 in Bengali sript:
বরং বনং বরং ভৈক্ষং বরং ভারোপজীবনম্ ।
বরং ব্যাধির্ মনুষ্যাণাং নাধিকারেণ সম্পদঃ ॥ ৩০৩ ॥

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 1.303 in Gujarati sript:
વરં વનં વરં ભૈક્ષં વરં ભારોપજીવનમ્ ।
વરં વ્યાધિર્ મનુષ્યાણાં નાધિકારેણ સમ્પદઃ ॥ ૩૦૩ ॥

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