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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 2.57
को ऽतिभारः समर्थानां किं दूरं व्यवसायिनाम् ।
को विदेशः सविद्यानां कः परः प्रिय-वादिनाम् ॥ ५७ ॥
ko 'tibhāraḥ samarthānāṃ kiṃ dūraṃ vyavasāyinām |
ko videśaḥ savidyānāṃ kaḥ paraḥ priya-vādinām || 57 ||
The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 2.57 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 (2.57). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kah, Atibhara, Samartha, Kim, Duram, Dura, Vyavasayin, Videsha, Savidya, Parah, Para, Priya, Vadin,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 2.57). 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: “ko 'tibhāraḥ samarthānāṃ kiṃ dūraṃ vyavasāyinām ”
- ko' -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ku (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- atibhāraḥ -
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atibhāra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- samarthānām -
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samartha (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]samartha (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]samarthā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- dūram -
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dūram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dūra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dūra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dūrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vyavasāyinām -
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vyavasāyin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]vyavasāyin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “ko videśaḥ savidyānāṃ kaḥ paraḥ priya-vādinām ”
- ko* -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- videśaḥ -
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videśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- savidyānām -
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savidya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]savidya (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]savidyā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- kaḥ -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- paraḥ -
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paraḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- priya -
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priya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]priya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vādinām -
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vādin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]vādin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 2.57
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 2.57 in Telugu sript:
కో ఽతిభారః సమర్థానాం కిం దూరం వ్యవసాయినామ్ ।
కో విదేశః సవిద్యానాం కః పరః ప్రియ-వాదినామ్ ॥ ౫౭ ॥
Panchatantram Bhashavyakhyanam (Malayalam)
by Dr. K.G. Sreelekha (2010)
Published by the University of Kerala.
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.57 in Malayalam sript:
കോ ഽതിഭാരഃ സമര്ഥാനാം കിം ദൂരം വ്യവസായിനാമ് ।
കോ വിദേശഃ സവിദ്യാനാം കഃ പരഃ പ്രിയ-വാദിനാമ് ॥ ൫൭ ॥
The Panchatantra Stories (Tamil)
by P. S. Aacharya (2017)
Published by Narmadha Pathippagam, Chennai.
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Panchatantrer Galpa (Bengali)
by Children's Book Trust (2014)
Throughout color Illustration; 9788170112730
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.57 in Bengali sript:
কো ঽতিভারঃ সমর্থানাং কিং দূরং ব্যবসাযিনাম্ ।
কো বিদেশঃ সবিদ্যানাং কঃ পরঃ প্রিয-বাদিনাম্ ॥ ৫৭ ॥
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 2.57 in Gujarati sript:
કો ઽતિભારઃ સમર્થાનાં કિં દૂરં વ્યવસાયિનામ્ ।
કો વિદેશઃ સવિદ્યાનાં કઃ પરઃ પ્રિય-વાદિનામ્ ॥ ૫૭ ॥