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)

बलोपपन्नो ऽपि हि बुद्धिमान् नरः परे नयेन् न स्वयम् एव वैरिताम् ।
भिषङ् ममास्तीति विचिन्त्य भक्षयेद् अकारणात् को हि विचक्षणो विषम् ॥ ११३ ॥

balopapanno 'pi hi buddhimān naraḥ pare nayen na svayam eva vairitām |
bhiṣaṅ mamāstīti vicintya bhakṣayed akāraṇāt ko hi vicakṣaṇo viṣam || 113 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 3.113 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 (3.113). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Balopapanna, Api, Buddhimat, Nara, Nri, Pare, Para, Pari, Svayam, Eva, Vairita, Bhishaj, Asmad, Mama, Asti, Iti, Vicintya, Akaranat, Akarana, Kah, Vicakshana, Vish, Visha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 3.113). 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: “balopapanno 'pi hi buddhimān naraḥ pare nayen na svayam eva vairitām
  • balopapanno' -
  • balopapanna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • buddhimān -
  • buddhimat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • naraḥ -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • pare -
  • pare (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    parā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pari (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    pari (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • nayen -
  • nay (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
    (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • svayam -
  • svayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vairitām -
  • vairitā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “bhiṣaṅ mamāstīti vicintya bhakṣayed akāraṇāt ko hi vicakṣaṇo viṣam
  • bhiṣaṅ -
  • bhiṣaj (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhiṣaj (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • mamā -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    mamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • astī -
  • asti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    astī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vicintya -
  • vicintya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vicintya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhakṣayed -
  • bhakṣ (verb class 10)
    [optative active third single]
    bhakṣ (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • akāraṇāt -
  • akāraṇāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    akāraṇāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    akāraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    akāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ko* -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vicakṣaṇo* -
  • vicakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • viṣam -
  • viṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    viṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    viṣ (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    viṣ (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 3.113

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 3.113 in Telugu sript:
బలోపపన్నో ఽపి హి బుద్ధిమాన్ నరః పరే నయేన్ న స్వయమ్ ఏవ వైరితామ్ ।
భిషఙ్ మమాస్తీతి విచిన్త్య భక్షయేద్ అకారణాత్ కో హి విచక్షణో విషమ్ ॥ ౧౧౩ ॥

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 3.113 in Malayalam sript:
ബലോപപന്നോ ഽപി ഹി ബുദ്ധിമാന് നരഃ പരേ നയേന് ന സ്വയമ് ഏവ വൈരിതാമ് ।
ഭിഷങ് മമാസ്തീതി വിചിന്ത്യ ഭക്ഷയേദ് അകാരണാത് കോ ഹി വിചക്ഷണോ വിഷമ് ॥ ൧൧൩ ॥

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 3.113 in Bengali sript:
বলোপপন্নো ঽপি হি বুদ্ধিমান্ নরঃ পরে নযেন্ ন স্বযম্ এব বৈরিতাম্ ।
ভিষঙ্ মমাস্তীতি বিচিন্ত্য ভক্ষযেদ্ অকারণাত্ কো হি বিচক্ষণো বিষম্ ॥ ১১৩ ॥

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 3.113 in Gujarati sript:
બલોપપન્નો ઽપિ હિ બુદ્ધિમાન્ નરઃ પરે નયેન્ ન સ્વયમ્ એવ વૈરિતામ્ ।
ભિષઙ્ મમાસ્તીતિ વિચિન્ત્ય ભક્ષયેદ્ અકારણાત્ કો હિ વિચક્ષણો વિષમ્ ॥ ૧૧૩ ॥

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