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)

सुबुद्धयो विनश्यन्ति दुष्ट-दैवेन नाशिताः ।
स्वल्प-धीर् अपि तस्मिंस् तु कुले नन्दति सन्ततम् ॥ ४१ ॥

subuddhayo vinaśyanti duṣṭa-daivena nāśitāḥ |
svalpa-dhīr api tasmiṃs tu kule nandati santatam || 41 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 5.41 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 (5.41). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Subuddhi, Vina, Shyat, Shyanti, Dushta, Daiva, Nashita, Svalpa, Dhi, Api, Tad, Kula, Kuli, Nandat, Santata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 5.41). 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: “subuddhayo vinaśyanti duṣṭa-daivena nāśitāḥ
  • subuddhayo* -
  • subuddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    subuddhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • 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]
  • duṣṭa -
  • duṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    duṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • daivena -
  • daiva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    daiva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • nāśitāḥ -
  • nāśita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nāśitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    naś -> nāśita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √naś], [vocative plural from √naś]
    naś -> nāśitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √naś], [vocative plural from √naś], [accusative plural from √naś]
    naś -> nāśita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √naś], [vocative plural from √naś]
    naś -> nāśitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √naś], [vocative plural from √naś], [accusative plural from √naś]
  • Line 2: “svalpa-dhīr api tasmiṃs tu kule nandati santatam
  • svalpa -
  • svalpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svalpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhīr -
  • dhī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • tasmiṃs -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kule -
  • kula (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kula (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kulā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kuli (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    kuli (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • nandati -
  • nand -> nandat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √nand class 1 verb]
    nand -> nandat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √nand class 1 verb]
    nand (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • santatam -
  • santata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    santata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    santatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 5.41

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 5.41 in Telugu sript:
సుబుద్ధయో వినశ్యన్తి దుష్ట-దైవేన నాశితాః ।
స్వల్ప-ధీర్ అపి తస్మింస్ తు కులే నన్దతి సన్తతమ్ ॥ ౪౧ ॥

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 5.41 in Malayalam sript:
സുബുദ്ധയോ വിനശ്യന്തി ദുഷ്ട-ദൈവേന നാശിതാഃ ।
സ്വല്പ-ധീര് അപി തസ്മിംസ് തു കുലേ നന്ദതി സന്തതമ് ॥ ൪൧ ॥

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 5.41 in Bengali sript:
সুবুদ্ধযো বিনশ্যন্তি দুষ্ট-দৈবেন নাশিতাঃ ।
স্বল্প-ধীর্ অপি তস্মিংস্ তু কুলে নন্দতি সন্ততম্ ॥ ৪১ ॥

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 5.41 in Gujarati sript:
સુબુદ્ધયો વિનશ્યન્તિ દુષ્ટ-દૈવેન નાશિતાઃ ।
સ્વલ્પ-ધીર્ અપિ તસ્મિંસ્ તુ કુલે નન્દતિ સન્તતમ્ ॥ ૪૧ ॥

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