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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 3.216
पूर्वं तावद् अहं मूर्खो द्वितीयः पशु-बन्धकः ।
ततो राजा च मन्त्री च सर्वं वै मूर्ख-मण्डलम् ॥ २१६ ॥
pūrvaṃ tāvad ahaṃ mūrkho dvitīyaḥ paśu-bandhakaḥ |
tato rājā ca mantrī ca sarvaṃ vai mūrkha-maṇḍalam || 216 ||
The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 3.216 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 (3.216). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Purvam, Purva, Tavat, Aha, Asmad, Murkha, Dvitiya, Pashu, Bandhaka, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Mantri, Mantrin, Sarvam, Sarva, Mandala,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 3.216). 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: “pūrvaṃ tāvad ahaṃ mūrkho dvitīyaḥ paśu-bandhakaḥ ”
- pūrvam -
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pūrvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pūrva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pūrva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- tāvad -
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tāvat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tāvat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tāvat (noun, masculine)[compound]tāvat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- mūrkho* -
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mūrkha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dvitīyaḥ -
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dvitīya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- paśu -
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paśu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]paśū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]paśū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]paśū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bandhakaḥ -
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bandhaka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “tato rājā ca mantrī ca sarvaṃ vai mūrkha-maṇḍalam ”
- tato* -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- rājā -
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rājā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]rājan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]rāj (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]rāj (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mantrī -
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mantrī (noun, masculine)[compound]mantrī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]mantri (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]mantrin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sarvam -
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sarvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- vai -
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√vā (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
- mūrkha -
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mūrkha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mūrkha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- maṇḍalam -
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maṇḍala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]maṇḍala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]maṇḍalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 3.216
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 3.216 in Telugu sript:
పూర్వం తావద్ అహం మూర్ఖో ద్వితీయః పశు-బన్ధకః ।
తతో రాజా చ మన్త్రీ చ సర్వం వై మూర్ఖ-మణ్డలమ్ ॥ ౨౧౬ ॥
Panchatantram Bhashavyakhyanam (Malayalam)
by Dr. K.G. Sreelekha (2010)
Published by the University of Kerala.
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.216 in Malayalam sript:
പൂര്വം താവദ് അഹം മൂര്ഖോ ദ്വിതീയഃ പശു-ബന്ധകഃ ।
തതോ രാജാ ച മന്ത്രീ ച സര്വം വൈ മൂര്ഖ-മണ്ഡലമ് ॥ ൨൧൬ ॥
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 3.216 in Bengali sript:
পূর্বং তাবদ্ অহং মূর্খো দ্বিতীযঃ পশু-বন্ধকঃ ।
ততো রাজা চ মন্ত্রী চ সর্বং বৈ মূর্খ-মণ্ডলম্ ॥ ২১৬ ॥
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 3.216 in Gujarati sript:
પૂર્વં તાવદ્ અહં મૂર્ખો દ્વિતીયઃ પશુ-બન્ધકઃ ।
તતો રાજા ચ મન્ત્રી ચ સર્વં વૈ મૂર્ખ-મણ્ડલમ્ ॥ ૨૧૬ ॥