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)

बलिनापि न बाध्यन्ते लघवो ऽप्य् एक-संश्रयाः ।
विपक्षेणापि मरुता यथैक-स्थान-वीरुधाः ॥ ५२ ॥

balināpi na bādhyante laghavo 'py eka-saṃśrayāḥ |
vipakṣeṇāpi marutā yathaika-sthāna-vīrudhāḥ || 52 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 3.52 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 (3.52). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Balin, Bali, Api, Samshraya, Vipaksha, Maruta, Yatha, Aika, Sthana, Virudha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 3.52). 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: “balināpi na bādhyante laghavo 'py eka-saṃśrayāḥ
  • balinā -
  • balin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    balin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    bali (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    balī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bādhyante -
  • bādh (verb class 1)
    [present passive third plural]
    bādh (verb class 0)
    [present passive third plural]
  • Cannot analyse laghavo'py*ek
  • eka -
  • eka (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • saṃśrayāḥ -
  • saṃśraya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “vipakṣeṇāpi marutā yathaika-sthāna-vīrudhāḥ
  • vipakṣeṇā -
  • vipakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vipakṣa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • marutā* -
  • maruta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    marutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yathai -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aika -
  • aika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sthāna -
  • sthāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vīrudhāḥ -
  • vīrudhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 3.52

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 3.52 in Telugu sript:
బలినాపి న బాధ్యన్తే లఘవో ఽప్య్ ఏక-సంశ్రయాః ।
విపక్షేణాపి మరుతా యథైక-స్థాన-వీరుధాః ॥ ౫౨ ॥

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 3.52 in Malayalam sript:
ബലിനാപി ന ബാധ്യന്തേ ലഘവോ ഽപ്യ് ഏക-സംശ്രയാഃ ।
വിപക്ഷേണാപി മരുതാ യഥൈക-സ്ഥാന-വീരുധാഃ ॥ ൫൨ ॥

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 3.52 in Bengali sript:
বলিনাপি ন বাধ্যন্তে লঘবো ঽপ্য্ এক-সংশ্রযাঃ ।
বিপক্ষেণাপি মরুতা যথৈক-স্থান-বীরুধাঃ ॥ ৫২ ॥

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 3.52 in Gujarati sript:
બલિનાપિ ન બાધ્યન્તે લઘવો ઽપ્ય્ એક-સંશ્રયાઃ ।
વિપક્ષેણાપિ મરુતા યથૈક-સ્થાન-વીરુધાઃ ॥ ૫૨ ॥

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