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)

कृत्रिमं नाशम् अभ्येति वैरं द्राक् कृत्रिमैर् गुणैः ।
प्राण-दानं विना वैरं सहजं याति न क्षयम् ॥ ३२ ॥

kṛtrimaṃ nāśam abhyeti vairaṃ drāk kṛtrimair guṇaiḥ |
prāṇa-dānaṃ vinā vairaṃ sahajaṃ yāti na kṣayam || 32 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 2.32 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 (2.32). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kritrima, Nasha, Abhi, Vaira, Drak, Guna, Prana, Dana, Vina, Sahaja, Yat, Yati, Kshaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 2.32). 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: “kṛtrimaṃ nāśam abhyeti vairaṃ drāk kṛtrimair guṇaiḥ
  • kṛtrimam -
  • kṛtrima (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛtrima (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtrimā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nāśam -
  • nāśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    naś -> nāśam (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √naś]
    naś -> nāśam (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √naś]
  • abhye -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • eti -
  • eti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • vairam -
  • vaira (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vaira (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vairā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • drāk -
  • drāk (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kṛtrimair -
  • kṛtrima (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kṛtrima (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • guṇaiḥ -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “prāṇa-dānaṃ vinā vairaṃ sahajaṃ yāti na kṣayam
  • prāṇa -
  • prāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dānam -
  • dāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vinā* -
  • vina (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vinā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vairam -
  • vaira (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vaira (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vairā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sahajam -
  • sahaja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sahaja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sahajā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yāti -
  • yāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yāt (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yāt (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣayam -
  • kṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 2.32

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 2.32 in Telugu sript:
కృత్రిమం నాశమ్ అభ్యేతి వైరం ద్రాక్ కృత్రిమైర్ గుణైః ।
ప్రాణ-దానం వినా వైరం సహజం యాతి న క్షయమ్ ॥ ౩౨ ॥

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 2.32 in Malayalam sript:
കൃത്രിമം നാശമ് അഭ്യേതി വൈരം ദ്രാക് കൃത്രിമൈര് ഗുണൈഃ ।
പ്രാണ-ദാനം വിനാ വൈരം സഹജം യാതി ന ക്ഷയമ് ॥ ൩൨ ॥

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 2.32 in Bengali sript:
কৃত্রিমং নাশম্ অভ্যেতি বৈরং দ্রাক্ কৃত্রিমৈর্ গুণৈঃ ।
প্রাণ-দানং বিনা বৈরং সহজং যাতি ন ক্ষযম্ ॥ ৩২ ॥

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 2.32 in Gujarati sript:
કૃત્રિમં નાશમ્ અભ્યેતિ વૈરં દ્રાક્ કૃત્રિમૈર્ ગુણૈઃ ।
પ્રાણ-દાનં વિના વૈરં સહજં યાતિ ન ક્ષયમ્ ॥ ૩૨ ॥

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