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)

बलीयसि प्रणमतां काले प्रहरताम् अपि ।
सम्पदो नावगच्छन्ति प्रतीपम् इव निम्नगाः ॥ ७ ॥

balīyasi praṇamatāṃ kāle praharatām api |
sampado nāvagacchanti pratīpam iva nimnagāḥ || 7 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 3.7 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 (3.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Baliyas, Prana, Kale, Kala, Prahara, Api, Sampad, Sampada, Nava, Gacchat, Pratipam, Pratipa, Iva, Nimnaga,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 3.7). 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: “balīyasi praṇamatāṃ kāle praharatām api
  • balīyasi -
  • balīyas (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    balīyas (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • praṇam -
  • praṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    praṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    praṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • atā -
  • at (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • kāle -
  • kāle (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • prahara -
  • prahara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • Line 2: “sampado nāvagacchanti pratīpam iva nimnagāḥ
  • sampado* -
  • sampad (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sampada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāva -
  • nāva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gacchanti -
  • gacchat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • pratīpam -
  • pratīpam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pratīpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pratīpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pratīpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • nimnagāḥ -
  • nimnagā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    nimnaga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 3.7

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 3.7 in Telugu sript:
బలీయసి ప్రణమతాం కాలే ప్రహరతామ్ అపి ।
సమ్పదో నావగచ్ఛన్తి ప్రతీపమ్ ఇవ నిమ్నగాః ॥ ౭ ॥

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 3.7 in Malayalam sript:
ബലീയസി പ്രണമതാം കാലേ പ്രഹരതാമ് അപി ।
സമ്പദോ നാവഗച്ഛന്തി പ്രതീപമ് ഇവ നിമ്നഗാഃ ॥ ൭ ॥

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 3.7 in Bengali sript:
বলীযসি প্রণমতাং কালে প্রহরতাম্ অপি ।
সম্পদো নাবগচ্ছন্তি প্রতীপম্ ইব নিম্নগাঃ ॥ ৭ ॥

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 3.7 in Gujarati sript:
બલીયસિ પ્રણમતાં કાલે પ્રહરતામ્ અપિ ।
સમ્પદો નાવગચ્છન્તિ પ્રતીપમ્ ઇવ નિમ્નગાઃ ॥ ૭ ॥

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