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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 3.127
अनारम्भो हि कार्याणां प्रथमं बुद्धि-लक्षणम् ।
आरब्धस्यान्त-गमनं द्वितीयं बुद्धि-लक्षणम् ॥ १२७ ॥
anārambho hi kāryāṇāṃ prathamaṃ buddhi-lakṣaṇam |
ārabdhasyānta-gamanaṃ dvitīyaṃ buddhi-lakṣaṇam || 127 ||
The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 3.127 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 (3.127). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Anarambha, Karya, Prathamam, Prathama, Lakshana, Arabdha, Anta, Gamana, Dvitiyam, Dvitiya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 3.127). 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: “anārambho hi kāryāṇāṃ prathamaṃ buddhi-lakṣaṇam ”
- anārambho* -
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anārambha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- kāryāṇām -
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kārya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]kārya (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]kāryā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)[genitive plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)[genitive plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [genitive plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [genitive plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]√kṝ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)[genitive plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [genitive plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]
- prathamam -
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prathamam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prathamam (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]prathamam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]prathama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prathama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]prathamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- buddhi -
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buddhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- lakṣaṇam -
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lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “ārabdhasyānta-gamanaṃ dvitīyaṃ buddhi-lakṣaṇam ”
- ārabdhasyā -
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ārabdha (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ārabdha (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- anta -
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anta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ant (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- gamanam -
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gamana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]gamana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]gamanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dvitīyam -
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dvitīyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dvitīya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dvitīya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dvitīyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- buddhi -
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buddhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- lakṣaṇam -
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lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 3.127
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 3.127 in Telugu sript:
అనారమ్భో హి కార్యాణాం ప్రథమం బుద్ధి-లక్షణమ్ ।
ఆరబ్ధస్యాన్త-గమనం ద్వితీయం బుద్ధి-లక్షణమ్ ॥ ౧౨౭ ॥
Panchatantram Bhashavyakhyanam (Malayalam)
by Dr. K.G. Sreelekha (2010)
Published by the University of Kerala.
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.127 in Malayalam sript:
അനാരമ്ഭോ ഹി കാര്യാണാം പ്രഥമം ബുദ്ധി-ലക്ഷണമ് ।
ആരബ്ധസ്യാന്ത-ഗമനം ദ്വിതീയം ബുദ്ധി-ലക്ഷണമ് ॥ ൧൨൭ ॥
The Panchatantra Stories (Tamil)
by P. S. Aacharya (2017)
Published by Narmadha Pathippagam, Chennai.
Buy now!
Panchatantrer Galpa (Bengali)
by Children's Book Trust (2014)
Throughout color Illustration; 9788170112730
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.127 in Bengali sript:
অনারম্ভো হি কার্যাণাং প্রথমং বুদ্ধি-লক্ষণম্ ।
আরব্ধস্যান্ত-গমনং দ্বিতীযং বুদ্ধি-লক্ষণম্ ॥ ১২৭ ॥
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 3.127 in Gujarati sript:
અનારમ્ભો હિ કાર્યાણાં પ્રથમં બુદ્ધિ-લક્ષણમ્ ।
આરબ્ધસ્યાન્ત-ગમનં દ્વિતીયં બુદ્ધિ-લક્ષણમ્ ॥ ૧૨૭ ॥