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)

अभिमत-सिद्धिर् अशेषा भवति हि पुरुषस्य पुरुषकारेण ।
दैवम् इति यदपि कथयसि पुरुष-गुणः सो ऽप्य् अदृष्टाख्यः ॥ २९ ॥

abhimata-siddhir aśeṣā bhavati hi puruṣasya puruṣakāreṇa |
daivam iti yadapi kathayasi puruṣa-guṇaḥ so 'py adṛṣṭākhyaḥ || 29 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 5.29 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 (5.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Abhimata, Siddhi, Ashesha, Asheshas, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Purusha, Purushakara, Daiva, Iti, Yat, Yad, Api, Guna, Adrishta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 5.29). 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: “abhimata-siddhir aśeṣā bhavati hi puruṣasya puruṣakāreṇa
  • abhimata -
  • abhimata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abhimata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • siddhir -
  • siddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśeṣā* -
  • aśeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    aśeṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    aśeṣas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • puruṣasya -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    puruṣa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • puruṣakāreṇa -
  • puruṣakāra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “daivam iti yadapi kathayasi puruṣa-guṇaḥ so 'py adṛṣṭākhyaḥ
  • daivam -
  • daiva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    daiva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • yad -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • kathayasi -
  • kath (verb class 10)
    [present active second single]
  • puruṣa -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    puruṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • guṇaḥ -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse so'py*ad
  • adṛṣṭā -
  • adṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dṛś (verb class 1)
    [aorist middle third single]
  • akhyaḥ -
  • khyā (verb class 2)
    [aorist active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 5.29

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 5.29 in Telugu sript:
అభిమత-సిద్ధిర్ అశేషా భవతి హి పురుషస్య పురుషకారేణ ।
దైవమ్ ఇతి యదపి కథయసి పురుష-గుణః సో ఽప్య్ అదృష్టాఖ్యః ॥ ౨౯ ॥

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 5.29 in Malayalam sript:
അഭിമത-സിദ്ധിര് അശേഷാ ഭവതി ഹി പുരുഷസ്യ പുരുഷകാരേണ ।
ദൈവമ് ഇതി യദപി കഥയസി പുരുഷ-ഗുണഃ സോ ഽപ്യ് അദൃഷ്ടാഖ്യഃ ॥ ൨൯ ॥

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 5.29 in Bengali sript:
অভিমত-সিদ্ধির্ অশেষা ভবতি হি পুরুষস্য পুরুষকারেণ ।
দৈবম্ ইতি যদপি কথযসি পুরুষ-গুণঃ সো ঽপ্য্ অদৃষ্টাখ্যঃ ॥ ২৯ ॥

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 5.29 in Gujarati sript:
અભિમત-સિદ્ધિર્ અશેષા ભવતિ હિ પુરુષસ્ય પુરુષકારેણ ।
દૈવમ્ ઇતિ યદપિ કથયસિ પુરુષ-ગુણઃ સો ઽપ્ય્ અદૃષ્ટાખ્યઃ ॥ ૨૯ ॥

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