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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 2.142
यो ध्रुवाणि परित्यज्याध्रुवाणि निषेवते ।
ध्रुवाणि तस्य नश्यन्ति अध्रुवं नष्टम् एव च ॥ १४२ ॥
yo dhruvāṇi parityajyādhruvāṇi niṣevate |
dhruvāṇi tasya naśyanti adhruvaṃ naṣṭam eva ca || 142 ||
The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 2.142 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 (2.142). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yah, Dhruva, Parityajya, Adhruva, Nisheva, Tad, Yushmad, Nashyanti, Nashyat, Nashta, Eva,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 2.142). 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: “yo dhruvāṇi parityajyādhruvāṇi niṣevate ”
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dhruvāṇi -
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dhruva (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√dhru (verb class 6)[imperative active first single]
- parityajyā -
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parityajya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- adhruvāṇi -
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adhruva (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- niṣeva -
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niṣeva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]niṣeva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “dhruvāṇi tasya naśyanti adhruvaṃ naṣṭam eva ca ”
- dhruvāṇi -
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dhruva (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√dhru (verb class 6)[imperative active first single]
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- naśyanti -
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naśyantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]naśyat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√naś -> naśyat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √naś class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √naś class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √naś class 4 verb]√naś -> naśyantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √naś class 4 verb]√naś (verb class 4)[present active third plural]
- adhruvam -
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adhruva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]adhruva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]adhruvā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√dhru (verb class 6)[imperfect active first single]
- naṣṭam -
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naṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]naṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]naṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √naś class 4 verb]√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √naś class 1 verb], [nominative single from √naś class 4 verb], [accusative single from √naś class 4 verb]√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √naś class 1 verb]√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √naś class 1 verb]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 2.142
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 2.142 in Telugu sript:
యో ధ్రువాణి పరిత్యజ్యాధ్రువాణి నిషేవతే ।
ధ్రువాణి తస్య నశ్యన్తి అధ్రువం నష్టమ్ ఏవ చ ॥ ౧౪౨ ॥
Panchatantram Bhashavyakhyanam (Malayalam)
by Dr. K.G. Sreelekha (2010)
Published by the University of Kerala.
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.142 in Malayalam sript:
യോ ധ്രുവാണി പരിത്യജ്യാധ്രുവാണി നിഷേവതേ ।
ധ്രുവാണി തസ്യ നശ്യന്തി അധ്രുവം നഷ്ടമ് ഏവ ച ॥ ൧൪൨ ॥
The Panchatantra Stories (Tamil)
by P. S. Aacharya (2017)
Published by Narmadha Pathippagam, Chennai.
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Panchatantrer Galpa (Bengali)
by Children's Book Trust (2014)
Throughout color Illustration; 9788170112730
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.142 in Bengali sript:
যো ধ্রুবাণি পরিত্যজ্যাধ্রুবাণি নিষেবতে ।
ধ্রুবাণি তস্য নশ্যন্তি অধ্রুবং নষ্টম্ এব চ ॥ ১৪২ ॥
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 2.142 in Gujarati sript:
યો ધ્રુવાણિ પરિત્યજ્યાધ્રુવાણિ નિષેવતે ।
ધ્રુવાણિ તસ્ય નશ્યન્તિ અધ્રુવં નષ્ટમ્ એવ ચ ॥ ૧૪૨ ॥