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)

वरं प्राण-परित्यागो न वियोगो भवादृशैः ।
प्राणा जन्मान्तरे भूयो न भवन्ति भवद्-विधाः ॥ १८२ ॥

varaṃ prāṇa-parityāgo na viyogo bhavādṛśaiḥ |
prāṇā janmāntare bhūyo na bhavanti bhavad-vidhāḥ || 182 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 2.182 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 (2.182). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Varam, Vara, Prana, Parityaga, Viyoga, Bhavadrisha, Janmantara, Bhuyah, Bhuyas, Bhavanti, Bhavat, Bhavant, Vidha, Vidhas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 2.182). 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 prāṇa-parityāgo na viyogo bhavādṛśaiḥ
  • varam -
  • varam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prāṇa -
  • prāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parityāgo* -
  • parityāga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viyogo* -
  • viyoga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavādṛśaiḥ -
  • bhavādṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bhavādṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “prāṇā janmāntare bhūyo na bhavanti bhavad-vidhāḥ
  • prāṇā* -
  • prāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prāṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • janmāntare -
  • janmāntara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • bhūyo* -
  • bhūyaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhūyas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhavanti -
  • bhavanti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhavantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • bhavad -
  • bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vidhāḥ -
  • vidha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vidhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vidhas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 2.182

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 2.182 in Telugu sript:
వరం ప్రాణ-పరిత్యాగో న వియోగో భవాదృశైః ।
ప్రాణా జన్మాన్తరే భూయో న భవన్తి భవద్-విధాః ॥ ౧౮౨ ॥

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 2.182 in Malayalam sript:
വരം പ്രാണ-പരിത്യാഗോ ന വിയോഗോ ഭവാദൃശൈഃ ।
പ്രാണാ ജന്മാന്തരേ ഭൂയോ ന ഭവന്തി ഭവദ്-വിധാഃ ॥ ൧൮൨ ॥

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 2.182 in Bengali sript:
বরং প্রাণ-পরিত্যাগো ন বিযোগো ভবাদৃশৈঃ ।
প্রাণা জন্মান্তরে ভূযো ন ভবন্তি ভবদ্-বিধাঃ ॥ ১৮২ ॥

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 2.182 in Gujarati sript:
વરં પ્રાણ-પરિત્યાગો ન વિયોગો ભવાદૃશૈઃ ।
પ્રાણા જન્માન્તરે ભૂયો ન ભવન્તિ ભવદ્-વિધાઃ ॥ ૧૮૨ ॥

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