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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 4.18
शत्रुभिर् योजयेच् छत्रुं बलिना बलवत्तरम् ।
स्व-कार्याय यतो न स्यात् काचित् पीडात्र तत्-क्षये ॥ १८ ॥
śatrubhir yojayec chatruṃ balinā balavattaram |
sva-kāryāya yato na syāt kācit pīḍātra tat-kṣaye || 18 ||
The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 4.18 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 (4.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Shatru, Chad, Balin, Bali, Balavattara, Sva, Svan, Karya, Yatah, Yat, Yata, Syat, Sya, Acit, Pida, Tat, Tad, Kshaya, Kshi,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 4.18). 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: “śatrubhir yojayec chatruṃ balinā balavattaram ”
- śatrubhir -
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śatru (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- yojayec -
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√yuj (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
- chat -
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chad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]chad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- rum -
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ru (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- balinā -
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balin (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]balin (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]bali (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]balī (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- balavattaram -
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balavattara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]balavattara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]balavattarā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “sva-kāryāya yato na syāt kācit pīḍātra tat-kṣaye ”
- sva -
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sva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]svan (noun, masculine)[compound]svan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- kāryāya -
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kārya (noun, masculine)[dative single]kārya (noun, neuter)[dative single]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[dative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [dative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [dative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [dative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [dative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[dative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [dative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [dative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [dative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [dative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[dative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [dative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[dative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [dative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[dative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [dative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[dative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [dative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
- yato* -
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yataḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]yat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]yata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √i class 2 verb], [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]√yam -> yata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √yam class 1 verb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- syāt -
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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]
- kā -
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kā (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- acit -
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acit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]acit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]acit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- pīḍāt -
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pīḍa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ra -
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ra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kṣaye -
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kṣaya (noun, masculine)[locative single]kṣaya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kṣayā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kṣi (noun, feminine)[dative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 4.18
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 4.18 in Telugu sript:
శత్రుభిర్ యోజయేచ్ ఛత్రుం బలినా బలవత్తరమ్ ।
స్వ-కార్యాయ యతో న స్యాత్ కాచిత్ పీడాత్ర తత్-క్షయే ॥ ౧౮ ॥
Panchatantram Bhashavyakhyanam (Malayalam)
by Dr. K.G. Sreelekha (2010)
Published by the University of Kerala.
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.18 in Malayalam sript:
ശത്രുഭിര് യോജയേച് ഛത്രും ബലിനാ ബലവത്തരമ് ।
സ്വ-കാര്യായ യതോ ന സ്യാത് കാചിത് പീഡാത്ര തത്-ക്ഷയേ ॥ ൧൮ ॥
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 4.18 in Bengali sript:
শত্রুভির্ যোজযেচ্ ছত্রুং বলিনা বলবত্তরম্ ।
স্ব-কার্যায যতো ন স্যাত্ কাচিত্ পীডাত্র তত্-ক্ষযে ॥ ১৮ ॥
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 4.18 in Gujarati sript:
શત્રુભિર્ યોજયેચ્ છત્રું બલિના બલવત્તરમ્ ।
સ્વ-કાર્યાય યતો ન સ્યાત્ કાચિત્ પીડાત્ર તત્-ક્ષયે ॥ ૧૮ ॥