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)

क्रूरो लुब्धो ऽलसो ऽसत्यः प्रमादी भीरुर् अस्थिरः ।
मूढो योधावमन्ता च सुखोच्छेद्यो भवेद् रिपुः ॥ २५ ॥

krūro lubdho 'laso 'satyaḥ pramādī bhīrur asthiraḥ |
mūḍho yodhāvamantā ca sukhocchedyo bhaved ripuḥ || 25 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 3.25 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 (3.25). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Krura, Lubdha, Alas, Alasa, Asati, Asatya, Pramadin, Pramadi, Bhiru, Asthira, Mudha, Yodha, Amantri, Sukhocchedya, Ripu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 3.25). 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: “krūro lubdho 'laso 'satyaḥ pramādī bhīrur asthiraḥ
  • krūro* -
  • krūra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • lubdho' -
  • lubdha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    lubh -> lubdha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √lubh class 4 verb], [nominative single from √lubh class 6 verb]
  • alaso' -
  • alas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    alas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    alasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    las (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • asatyaḥ -
  • asatī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    asatya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pramādī -
  • pramādin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pramādi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pramādi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhīrur -
  • bhīru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asthiraḥ -
  • asthira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “mūḍho yodhāvamantā ca sukhocchedyo bhaved ripuḥ
  • mūḍho* -
  • mūḍha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    muh -> mūḍha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √muh class 4 verb]
  • yodhāva -
  • yodha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • amantā -
  • amantṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sukhocchedyo* -
  • sukhocchedya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhaved -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • ripuḥ -
  • ripu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ripu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 3.25

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 3.25 in Telugu sript:
క్రూరో లుబ్ధో ఽలసో ఽసత్యః ప్రమాదీ భీరుర్ అస్థిరః ।
మూఢో యోధావమన్తా చ సుఖోచ్ఛేద్యో భవేద్ రిపుః ॥ ౨౫ ॥

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 3.25 in Malayalam sript:
ക്രൂരോ ലുബ്ധോ ഽലസോ ഽസത്യഃ പ്രമാദീ ഭീരുര് അസ്ഥിരഃ ।
മൂഢോ യോധാവമന്താ ച സുഖോച്ഛേദ്യോ ഭവേദ് രിപുഃ ॥ ൨൫ ॥

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 3.25 in Bengali sript:
ক্রূরো লুব্ধো ঽলসো ঽসত্যঃ প্রমাদী ভীরুর্ অস্থিরঃ ।
মূঢো যোধাবমন্তা চ সুখোচ্ছেদ্যো ভবেদ্ রিপুঃ ॥ ২৫ ॥

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 3.25 in Gujarati sript:
ક્રૂરો લુબ્ધો ઽલસો ઽસત્યઃ પ્રમાદી ભીરુર્ અસ્થિરઃ ।
મૂઢો યોધાવમન્તા ચ સુખોચ્છેદ્યો ભવેદ્ રિપુઃ ॥ ૨૫ ॥

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