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)

बलिना सह योद्धव्यम् इति नास्ति निदर्शनम् ।
प्रतिवातं न हि घनः कदाचिद् उपसर्पति ॥ २२ ॥

balinā saha yoddhavyam iti nāsti nidarśanam |
prativātaṃ na hi ghanaḥ kadācid upasarpati || 22 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 3.22 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 (3.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Balin, Bali, Saha, Yoddhavya, Iti, Nasti, Nidarshana, Prativata, Ghana, Kadacit, Upa, Sarpat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 3.22). 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: “balinā saha yoddhavyam iti nāsti nidarśanam
  • balinā -
  • balin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    balin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    bali (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    balī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • saha -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • yoddhavyam -
  • yoddhavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yoddhavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yoddhavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    yudh -> yoddhavya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yoddhavya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • nāsti -
  • nāsti (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • nidarśanam -
  • nidarśana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nidarśana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nidarśanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “prativātaṃ na hi ghanaḥ kadācid upasarpati
  • prativātam -
  • prativāta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • ghanaḥ -
  • ghana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kadācid -
  • kadācit (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
  • upa -
  • upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • sarpati -
  • sarpat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sṛp -> sarpat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sṛp class 1 verb]
    sṛp -> sarpat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √sṛp class 1 verb]
    sṛp (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 3.22

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 3.22 in Telugu sript:
బలినా సహ యోద్ధవ్యమ్ ఇతి నాస్తి నిదర్శనమ్ ।
ప్రతివాతం న హి ఘనః కదాచిద్ ఉపసర్పతి ॥ ౨౨ ॥

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 3.22 in Malayalam sript:
ബലിനാ സഹ യോദ്ധവ്യമ് ഇതി നാസ്തി നിദര്ശനമ് ।
പ്രതിവാതം ന ഹി ഘനഃ കദാചിദ് ഉപസര്പതി ॥ ൨൨ ॥

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 3.22 in Bengali sript:
বলিনা সহ যোদ্ধব্যম্ ইতি নাস্তি নিদর্শনম্ ।
প্রতিবাতং ন হি ঘনঃ কদাচিদ্ উপসর্পতি ॥ ২২ ॥

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 3.22 in Gujarati sript:
બલિના સહ યોદ્ધવ્યમ્ ઇતિ નાસ્તિ નિદર્શનમ્ ।
પ્રતિવાતં ન હિ ઘનઃ કદાચિદ્ ઉપસર્પતિ ॥ ૨૨ ॥

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