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)

वरं बुद्धिर् न सा विद्या विद्याया बुद्धिर् उत्तमा ।
बुद्धि-हीनो विनश्यन्ति यथा ते सिंह-कारकाः ॥ ३५ ॥

varaṃ buddhir na sā vidyā vidyāyā buddhir uttamā |
buddhi-hīno vinaśyanti yathā te siṃha-kārakāḥ || 35 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 5.35 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 (5.35). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Varam, Vara, Buddhi, Vidya, Uttama, Hina, Vina, Shyat, Shyanti, Yatha, Tad, Yushmad, Simha, Karaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 5.35). 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: “varaṃ buddhir na vidyā vidyāyā buddhir uttamā
  • varam -
  • varam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • buddhir -
  • buddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vidyā* -
  • vidyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [optative active second single]
  • vidyāyā* -
  • vidyā (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • buddhir -
  • buddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uttamā -
  • uttamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “buddhi-hīno vinaśyanti yathā te siṃha-kārakāḥ
  • buddhi -
  • buddhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • hīno* -
  • hīna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    -> hīna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ class 3 verb]
  • vina -
  • vina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vina (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śyanti -
  • śā -> śyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √śā class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śā class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √śā class 4 verb]
    śā -> śyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √śā class 4 verb]
    śā (verb class 4)
    [present active third plural]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • siṃha -
  • siṃha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kārakāḥ -
  • kāraka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 5.35

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 5.35 in Telugu sript:
వరం బుద్ధిర్ న సా విద్యా విద్యాయా బుద్ధిర్ ఉత్తమా ।
బుద్ధి-హీనో వినశ్యన్తి యథా తే సింహ-కారకాః ॥ ౩౫ ॥

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 5.35 in Malayalam sript:
വരം ബുദ്ധിര് ന സാ വിദ്യാ വിദ്യായാ ബുദ്ധിര് ഉത്തമാ ।
ബുദ്ധി-ഹീനോ വിനശ്യന്തി യഥാ തേ സിംഹ-കാരകാഃ ॥ ൩൫ ॥

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 5.35 in Bengali sript:
বরং বুদ্ধির্ ন সা বিদ্যা বিদ্যাযা বুদ্ধির্ উত্তমা ।
বুদ্ধি-হীনো বিনশ্যন্তি যথা তে সিংহ-কারকাঃ ॥ ৩৫ ॥

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 5.35 in Gujarati sript:
વરં બુદ્ધિર્ ન સા વિદ્યા વિદ્યાયા બુદ્ધિર્ ઉત્તમા ।
બુદ્ધિ-હીનો વિનશ્યન્તિ યથા તે સિંહ-કારકાઃ ॥ ૩૫ ॥

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