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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 3.121
बहवो न विरोद्धव्या दुर्जया हि महाजनाः ।
स्फुरन्तम् अपि नागेन्द्रं भक्षयन्ति पिपीलिकाः ॥ १२१ ॥
bahavo na viroddhavyā durjayā hi mahājanāḥ |
sphurantam api nāgendraṃ bhakṣayanti pipīlikāḥ || 121 ||
The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 3.121 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 (3.121). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Bahu, Bahava, Viroddhavya, Durjaya, Mahajana, Sphurat, Api, Nagendra, Bhakshayat, Bhakshayanti, Pipilika,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 3.121). 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: “bahavo na viroddhavyā durjayā hi mahājanāḥ ”
- bahavo* -
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bahu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]bahava (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- viroddhavyā* -
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viroddhavya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]viroddhavyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- durjayā* -
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durjaya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]durjayā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- mahājanāḥ -
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mahājana (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mahājanā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “sphurantam api nāgendraṃ bhakṣayanti pipīlikāḥ ”
- sphurantam -
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sphurat (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]√sphur -> sphurat (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sphur class 6 verb]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- nāgendram -
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nāgendra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- bhakṣayanti -
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√bhakṣ -> bhakṣayantī (participle, feminine)[adverb from √bhakṣ]√bhakṣ -> bhakṣayat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √bhakṣ], [vocative plural from √bhakṣ], [accusative plural from √bhakṣ]√bhakṣ -> bhakṣayantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √bhakṣ]√bhakṣ (verb class 10)[present active third plural]√bhakṣ (verb class 0)[present active third plural]
- pipīlikāḥ -
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pipīlika (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]pipīlikā (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 3.121
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 3.121 in Telugu sript:
బహవో న విరోద్ధవ్యా దుర్జయా హి మహాజనాః ।
స్ఫురన్తమ్ అపి నాగేన్ద్రం భక్షయన్తి పిపీలికాః ॥ ౧౨౧ ॥
Panchatantram Bhashavyakhyanam (Malayalam)
by Dr. K.G. Sreelekha (2010)
Published by the University of Kerala.
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.121 in Malayalam sript:
ബഹവോ ന വിരോദ്ധവ്യാ ദുര്ജയാ ഹി മഹാജനാഃ ।
സ്ഫുരന്തമ് അപി നാഗേന്ദ്രം ഭക്ഷയന്തി പിപീലികാഃ ॥ ൧൨൧ ॥
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 3.121 in Bengali sript:
বহবো ন বিরোদ্ধব্যা দুর্জযা হি মহাজনাঃ ।
স্ফুরন্তম্ অপি নাগেন্দ্রং ভক্ষযন্তি পিপীলিকাঃ ॥ ১২১ ॥
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 3.121 in Gujarati sript:
બહવો ન વિરોદ્ધવ્યા દુર્જયા હિ મહાજનાઃ ।
સ્ફુરન્તમ્ અપિ નાગેન્દ્રં ભક્ષયન્તિ પિપીલિકાઃ ॥ ૧૨૧ ॥