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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)
Verse 3.72
यदि न स्यान् नरपतिः सम्यङ् नेताः ततः प्रजाः ।
अकर्णधारा जलधौ विप्लवेतेह नौर् इव ॥ ७२ ॥
yadi na syān narapatiḥ samyaṅ netāḥ tataḥ prajāḥ |
akarṇadhārā jaladhau viplaveteha naur iva || 72 ||
The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 3.72 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:
Buy now! English translation by Dr. Naveen Kumar Jha (2016)
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (3.72). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yadi, Yad, Syat, Sya, Narapati, Samyak, Samyanc, Neta, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Praja, Prajas, Akarnadhara, Jaladhi, Viplava, Ita, Iti, Iha, Nau, Iva,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 3.72). 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: “yadi na syān narapatiḥ samyaṅ netāḥ tataḥ prajāḥ ”
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- syān -
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syāt (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]syāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√as (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- narapatiḥ -
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narapati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- samyaṅ -
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samyak (indeclinable)[indeclinable]samyañc (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]samyañc (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- netāḥ -
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netā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]neta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- tataḥ -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- prajāḥ -
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praja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]prajā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]prajas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “akarṇadhārā jaladhau viplaveteha naur iva ”
- akarṇadhārā* -
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akarṇadhāra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]akarṇadhārā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- jaladhau -
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jaladhi (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- viplave -
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viplava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]viplava (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]viplavā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ite -
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ita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]ita (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]itā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]iti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√i -> ita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> ita (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> itā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[present middle third single], [imperative active second plural]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- naur -
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nau (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 3.72
Pancatantra of Visnusarman
by M. R. Kale (2015)
Panchatantra in Simple Sanskrit
by Dr. Vishwas (2016)
Panchatantram (Telugu)
by Tadanki Venkata Lakshmi Narasimha Rao (2020)
Published by J. P. Publications, Vijayawada; Throughout black & white Illustrations; 9788192053851.
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.72 in Telugu sript:
యది న స్యాన్ నరపతిః సమ్యఙ్ నేతాః తతః ప్రజాః ।
అకర్ణధారా జలధౌ విప్లవేతేహ నౌర్ ఇవ ॥ ౭౨ ॥
Panchatantram Bhashavyakhyanam (Malayalam)
by Dr. K.G. Sreelekha (2010)
Published by the University of Kerala.
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.72 in Malayalam sript:
യദി ന സ്യാന് നരപതിഃ സമ്യങ് നേതാഃ തതഃ പ്രജാഃ ।
അകര്ണധാരാ ജലധൌ വിപ്ലവേതേഹ നൌര് ഇവ ॥ ൭൨ ॥
The Panchatantra Stories (Tamil)
by P. S. Aacharya (2017)
Published by Narmadha Pathippagam, Chennai.
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Panchatantrer Galpa (Bengali)
by Children's Book Trust (2014)
Throughout color Illustration; 9788170112730
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.72 in Bengali sript:
যদি ন স্যান্ নরপতিঃ সম্যঙ্ নেতাঃ ততঃ প্রজাঃ ।
অকর্ণধারা জলধৌ বিপ্লবেতেহ নৌর্ ইব ॥ ৭২ ॥
Panchatantra in Gujarati (Comic)
by Anant Pai (2013)
[શિયાળા અને રણશિંગ પંચતંત્ર] Published by Amar Chitra Katha; Throughout Color Illustrations; 9789350853115
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.72 in Gujarati sript:
યદિ ન સ્યાન્ નરપતિઃ સમ્યઙ્ નેતાઃ તતઃ પ્રજાઃ ।
અકર્ણધારા જલધૌ વિપ્લવેતેહ નૌર્ ઇવ ॥ ૭૨ ॥