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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 5.3
मानो वा दर्पो वा विज्ञानं विभ्रमः सुबुद्धिर् वा ।
सर्वं प्रणश्यति समं वित्त-विहीनो यदा पुरुषः ॥ ३ ॥
māno vā darpo vā vijñānaṃ vibhramaḥ subuddhir vā |
sarvaṃ praṇaśyati samaṃ vitta-vihīno yadā puruṣaḥ || 3 ||
The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 5.3 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 (5.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Mana, Var, Darpa, Vijnana, Vibhrama, Subuddhi, Sarvam, Sarva, Prana, Shyat, Samam, Sama, Vitta, Vihina, Yada, Yad, Purusha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 5.3). 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: “māno vā darpo vā vijñānaṃ vibhramaḥ subuddhir vā ”
- māno* -
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māna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√man -> māna (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- darpo* -
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darpa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vijñānam -
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vijñāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vijñānā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vibhramaḥ -
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vibhrama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- subuddhir -
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subuddhi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]subuddhi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “sarvaṃ praṇaśyati samaṃ vitta-vihīno yadā puruṣaḥ ”
- sarvam -
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sarvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- praṇa -
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praṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]praṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śyati -
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√śā -> śyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √śā class 4 verb]√śā -> śyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √śā class 4 verb]√śā (verb class 4)[present active third single]
- samam -
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samam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]samā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vitta -
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vitta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vitta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vid class 7 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vid class 7 verb]√vid (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- vihīno* -
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vihīna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yadā -
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yadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yadā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- puruṣaḥ -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 5.3
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 5.3 in Telugu sript:
మానో వా దర్పో వా విజ్ఞానం విభ్రమః సుబుద్ధిర్ వా ।
సర్వం ప్రణశ్యతి సమం విత్త-విహీనో యదా పురుషః ॥ ౩ ॥
Panchatantram Bhashavyakhyanam (Malayalam)
by Dr. K.G. Sreelekha (2010)
Published by the University of Kerala.
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.3 in Malayalam sript:
മാനോ വാ ദര്പോ വാ വിജ്ഞാനം വിഭ്രമഃ സുബുദ്ധിര് വാ ।
സര്വം പ്രണശ്യതി സമം വിത്ത-വിഹീനോ യദാ പുരുഷഃ ॥ ൩ ॥
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 5.3 in Bengali sript:
মানো বা দর্পো বা বিজ্ঞানং বিভ্রমঃ সুবুদ্ধির্ বা ।
সর্বং প্রণশ্যতি সমং বিত্ত-বিহীনো যদা পুরুষঃ ॥ ৩ ॥
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 5.3 in Gujarati sript:
માનો વા દર્પો વા વિજ્ઞાનં વિભ્રમઃ સુબુદ્ધિર્ વા ।
સર્વં પ્રણશ્યતિ સમં વિત્ત-વિહીનો યદા પુરુષઃ ॥ ૩ ॥