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 1.336

बलवन्तं रिपुं दृष्ट्वा किलात्मानं प्रगोपयेत् ।
बलवद्भिश् च कर्तव्या शरच्-चन्द्र-प्रकाशता ॥ ३३६ ॥

balavantaṃ ripuṃ dṛṣṭvā kilātmānaṃ pragopayet |
balavadbhiś ca kartavyā śarac-candra-prakāśatā || 336 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 1.336 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 (1.336). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Balavat, Ripu, Kila, Mana, Kartavya, Sharad, Candra, Prakashata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 1.336). 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: “balavantaṃ ripuṃ dṛṣṭvā kilātmānaṃ pragopayet
  • balavantam -
  • balavat (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ripum -
  • ripu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    ripu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • kilāt -
  • kila (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • mānam -
  • māna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    māna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    man -> māna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> māna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
  • prago -
  • payet -
  • pay (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
    pi (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
    (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “balavadbhiś ca kartavyā śarac-candra-prakāśatā
  • balavadbhiś -
  • balavat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    balavat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kartavyā -
  • kartavyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kartavyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
  • śarac -
  • śarad (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • candra -
  • candra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    candra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prakāśatā -
  • prakāśatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 1.336

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 1.336 in Telugu sript:
బలవన్తం రిపుం దృష్ట్వా కిలాత్మానం ప్రగోపయేత్ ।
బలవద్భిశ్ చ కర్తవ్యా శరచ్-చన్ద్ర-ప్రకాశతా ॥ ౩౩౬ ॥

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 1.336 in Malayalam sript:
ബലവന്തം രിപും ദൃഷ്ട്വാ കിലാത്മാനം പ്രഗോപയേത് ।
ബലവദ്ഭിശ് ച കര്തവ്യാ ശരച്-ചന്ദ്ര-പ്രകാശതാ ॥ ൩൩൬ ॥

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 1.336 in Bengali sript:
বলবন্তং রিপুং দৃষ্ট্বা কিলাত্মানং প্রগোপযেত্ ।
বলবদ্ভিশ্ চ কর্তব্যা শরচ্-চন্দ্র-প্রকাশতা ॥ ৩৩৬ ॥

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 1.336 in Gujarati sript:
બલવન્તં રિપું દૃષ્ટ્વા કિલાત્માનં પ્રગોપયેત્ ।
બલવદ્ભિશ્ ચ કર્તવ્યા શરચ્-ચન્દ્ર-પ્રકાશતા ॥ ૩૩૬ ॥

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