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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 3.56
असहायः समर्थो ऽपि तेजस्वी किं करिष्यति ।
निर्वाते ज्वलितो वह्निः स्वयम् एव प्रशाम्यति ॥ ५६ ॥
asahāyaḥ samartho 'pi tejasvī kiṃ kariṣyati |
nirvāte jvalito vahniḥ svayam eva praśāmyati || 56 ||
The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 3.56 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 (3.56). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Asahaya, Samartha, Api, Tejasvin, Tejasvi, Kim, Karishyat, Nirvata, Jvalitri, Jvalita, Vahni, Svayam, Eva, Prasham, Ati,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 3.56). 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: “asahāyaḥ samartho 'pi tejasvī kiṃ kariṣyati ”
- asahāyaḥ -
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asahāya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- samartho' -
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samartha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- tejasvī -
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tejasvī (noun, masculine)[compound]tejasvī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]tejasvin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- kariṣyati -
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kariṣyat (noun, masculine)[locative single]kariṣyat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√kṛ -> kariṣyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kariṣyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kariṣyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kariṣyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṝ -> kariṣyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]√kṝ -> kariṣyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]√kṛ (verb class 1)[future active third single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[future active third single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[future active third single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[future active third single]√kṛ (verb class 3)[future active third single]√kṛ (verb class 6)[future active third single]√kṝ (verb class 5)[future active third single]√kṝ (verb class 9)[future active third single]
- Line 2: “nirvāte jvalito vahniḥ svayam eva praśāmyati ”
- nirvāte -
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nirvāta (noun, masculine)[locative single]nirvāta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]nirvātā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- jvalito* -
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jvalitṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]jvalita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√jval -> jvalita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √jval class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jval]
- vahniḥ -
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vahni (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- svayam -
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svayam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- praśāmya -
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praśām (noun, masculine)[locative single]praśām (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural], [locative single]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ati (Preverb)[Preverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 3.56
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 3.56 in Telugu sript:
అసహాయః సమర్థో ఽపి తేజస్వీ కిం కరిష్యతి ।
నిర్వాతే జ్వలితో వహ్నిః స్వయమ్ ఏవ ప్రశామ్యతి ॥ ౫౬ ॥
Panchatantram Bhashavyakhyanam (Malayalam)
by Dr. K.G. Sreelekha (2010)
Published by the University of Kerala.
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.56 in Malayalam sript:
അസഹായഃ സമര്ഥോ ഽപി തേജസ്വീ കിം കരിഷ്യതി ।
നിര്വാതേ ജ്വലിതോ വഹ്നിഃ സ്വയമ് ഏവ പ്രശാമ്യതി ॥ ൫൬ ॥
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 3.56 in Bengali sript:
অসহাযঃ সমর্থো ঽপি তেজস্বী কিং করিষ্যতি ।
নির্বাতে জ্বলিতো বহ্নিঃ স্বযম্ এব প্রশাম্যতি ॥ ৫৬ ॥
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 3.56 in Gujarati sript:
અસહાયઃ સમર્થો ઽપિ તેજસ્વી કિં કરિષ્યતિ ।
નિર્વાતે જ્વલિતો વહ્નિઃ સ્વયમ્ એવ પ્રશામ્યતિ ॥ ૫૬ ॥