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)

बलीयसा हीन-बलो विरोधं न भूति-कामो मनसापि वाञ्छेत् ।
न वध्यते वेतस-वृत्तिर् अत्र व्यक्तं प्रणाशो ऽस्ति पतङ्ग-वृत्तेः ॥ १२८ ॥

balīyasā hīna-balo virodhaṃ na bhūti-kāmo manasāpi vāñchet |
na vadhyate vetasa-vṛttir atra vyaktaṃ praṇāśo 'sti pataṅga-vṛtteḥ || 128 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 3.128 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 (3.128). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Baliyasa, Hina, Bala, Virodha, Bhuti, Kama, Manasa, Manas, Api, Vadhyat, Vadhyata, Vetasa, Vritti, Atra, Vyaktam, Vyakta, Pranasha, Asti, Patanga,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 3.128). 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: “balīyasā hīna-balo virodhaṃ na bhūti-kāmo manasāpi vāñchet
  • balīyasā* -
  • balīyasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    balīyasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hīna -
  • hīna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hīna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    -> hīna (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 3 verb]
    -> hīna (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 3 verb]
  • balo* -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • virodham -
  • virodha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhūti -
  • bhūti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūtī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhūtī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhūtī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kāmo* -
  • kāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • manasā -
  • manasā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    manasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    manasa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    manas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    manasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • vāñchet -
  • vāñch (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “na vadhyate vetasa-vṛttir atra vyaktaṃ praṇāśo 'sti pataṅga-vṛtteḥ
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vadhyate -
  • vadhyat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    vadhyat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    vadhyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vetasa -
  • vetasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vetasa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vṛttir -
  • vṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vyaktam -
  • vyaktam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vyakta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vyakta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vyaktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • praṇāśo' -
  • praṇāśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asti -
  • asti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • pataṅga -
  • pataṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pataṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vṛtteḥ -
  • vṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 3.128

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 3.128 in Telugu sript:
బలీయసా హీన-బలో విరోధం న భూతి-కామో మనసాపి వాఞ్ఛేత్ ।
న వధ్యతే వేతస-వృత్తిర్ అత్ర వ్యక్తం ప్రణాశో ఽస్తి పతఙ్గ-వృత్తేః ॥ ౧౨౮ ॥

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 3.128 in Malayalam sript:
ബലീയസാ ഹീന-ബലോ വിരോധം ന ഭൂതി-കാമോ മനസാപി വാഞ്ഛേത് ।
ന വധ്യതേ വേതസ-വൃത്തിര് അത്ര വ്യക്തം പ്രണാശോ ഽസ്തി പതങ്ഗ-വൃത്തേഃ ॥ ൧൨൮ ॥

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 3.128 in Bengali sript:
বলীযসা হীন-বলো বিরোধং ন ভূতি-কামো মনসাপি বাঞ্ছেত্ ।
ন বধ্যতে বেতস-বৃত্তির্ অত্র ব্যক্তং প্রণাশো ঽস্তি পতঙ্গ-বৃত্তেঃ ॥ ১২৮ ॥

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 3.128 in Gujarati sript:
બલીયસા હીન-બલો વિરોધં ન ભૂતિ-કામો મનસાપિ વાઞ્છેત્ ।
ન વધ્યતે વેતસ-વૃત્તિર્ અત્ર વ્યક્તં પ્રણાશો ઽસ્તિ પતઙ્ગ-વૃત્તેઃ ॥ ૧૨૮ ॥

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