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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 2.14
न गजानां सहस्रेण न च लक्षेण वाजिनाम् ।
तत् कर्म सिध्यते राज्ञां दुरेणैकेन यद् रणे ॥ १४ ॥
na gajānāṃ sahasreṇa na ca lakṣeṇa vājinām |
tat karma sidhyate rājñāṃ dureṇaikena yad raṇe || 14 ||
The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 2.14 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 (2.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Gaja, Sahasra, Laksha, Vajin, Vajina, Tat, Tad, Karman, Sidhyat, Rajan, Dura, Aika, Yat, Yad, Rana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 2.14). 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: “na gajānāṃ sahasreṇa na ca lakṣeṇa vājinām ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gajānām -
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gaja (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]gajā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- sahasreṇa -
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sahasra (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sahasra (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]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lakṣeṇa -
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lakṣa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]lakṣa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- vājinām -
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vājin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]vājin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]vājinā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “tat karma sidhyate rājñāṃ dureṇaikena yad raṇe ”
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- karma -
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karman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- sidhyate -
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√sidh -> sidhyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √sidh class 4 verb]√sidh -> sidhyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √sidh class 4 verb]√sidh (verb class 4)[present passive third single]√sidh (verb class 1)[present passive third single]
- rājñām -
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rājan (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- dureṇai -
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dura (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- aikena -
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aika (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]aika (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- yad -
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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]
- raṇe -
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raṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]raṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 2.14
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 2.14 in Telugu sript:
న గజానాం సహస్రేణ న చ లక్షేణ వాజినామ్ ।
తత్ కర్మ సిధ్యతే రాజ్ఞాం దురేణైకేన యద్ రణే ॥ ౧౪ ॥
Panchatantram Bhashavyakhyanam (Malayalam)
by Dr. K.G. Sreelekha (2010)
Published by the University of Kerala.
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.14 in Malayalam sript:
ന ഗജാനാം സഹസ്രേണ ന ച ലക്ഷേണ വാജിനാമ് ।
തത് കര്മ സിധ്യതേ രാജ്ഞാം ദുരേണൈകേന യദ് രണേ ॥ ൧൪ ॥
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 2.14 in Bengali sript:
ন গজানাং সহস্রেণ ন চ লক্ষেণ বাজিনাম্ ।
তত্ কর্ম সিধ্যতে রাজ্ঞাং দুরেণৈকেন যদ্ রণে ॥ ১৪ ॥
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 2.14 in Gujarati sript:
ન ગજાનાં સહસ્રેણ ન ચ લક્ષેણ વાજિનામ્ ।
તત્ કર્મ સિધ્યતે રાજ્ઞાં દુરેણૈકેન યદ્ રણે ॥ ૧૪ ॥