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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 3.103
सङ्क्षेपात् कथ्यते धर्मो जनाः किं विस्तरेण वः ।
परोपकारः पुण्याय पापाय पर-पीडनम् ॥ १०३ ॥
saṅkṣepāt kathyate dharmo janāḥ kiṃ vistareṇa vaḥ |
paropakāraḥ puṇyāya pāpāya para-pīḍanam || 103 ||
The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 3.103 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 (3.103). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Sankshepa, Dharma, Jana, Kim, Vistarena, Vistara, Yushmad, Paropakara, Punya, Papa, Para, Pidana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “saṅkṣepāt kathyate dharmo janāḥ kiṃ vistareṇa vaḥ ”
- saṅkṣepāt -
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saṅkṣepa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- kathyate -
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√kath (verb class 10)[present passive third single]
- dharmo* -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- janāḥ -
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jana (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]janā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- vistareṇa -
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vistareṇa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]vistara (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vistara (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- vaḥ -
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va (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
- Line 2: “paropakāraḥ puṇyāya pāpāya para-pīḍanam ”
- paropakāraḥ -
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paropakāra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- puṇyāya -
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puṇya (noun, masculine)[dative single]puṇya (noun, neuter)[dative single]√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)[dative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)[dative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
- pāpāya -
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pāpa (noun, masculine)[dative single]pāpa (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- para -
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para (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]para (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- pīḍanam -
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pīḍana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pīḍana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pīḍanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 3.103
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 3.103 in Telugu sript:
సఙ్క్షేపాత్ కథ్యతే ధర్మో జనాః కిం విస్తరేణ వః ।
పరోపకారః పుణ్యాయ పాపాయ పర-పీడనమ్ ॥ ౧౦౩ ॥
Panchatantram Bhashavyakhyanam (Malayalam)
by Dr. K.G. Sreelekha (2010)
Published by the University of Kerala.
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.103 in Malayalam sript:
സങ്ക്ഷേപാത് കഥ്യതേ ധര്മോ ജനാഃ കിം വിസ്തരേണ വഃ ।
പരോപകാരഃ പുണ്യായ പാപായ പര-പീഡനമ് ॥ ൧൦൩ ॥
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 3.103 in Bengali sript:
সঙ্ক্ষেপাত্ কথ্যতে ধর্মো জনাঃ কিং বিস্তরেণ বঃ ।
পরোপকারঃ পুণ্যায পাপায পর-পীডনম্ ॥ ১০৩ ॥
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 3.103 in Gujarati sript:
સઙ્ક્ષેપાત્ કથ્યતે ધર્મો જનાઃ કિં વિસ્તરેણ વઃ ।
પરોપકારઃ પુણ્યાય પાપાય પર-પીડનમ્ ॥ ૧૦૩ ॥