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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 3.246
शस्त्रैर् हता न हि हता रिपवो भवन्ति प्रज्ञा-हतास् तु रिपवः सुहता भवन्ति ।
शस्तं निहन्ति पुरुषस्य शरीरम् एकं प्रज्ञा कुलं च विभवश् च यशश् च हन्ति ॥ २४६ ॥
śastrair hatā na hi hatā ripavo bhavanti prajñā-hatās tu ripavaḥ suhatā bhavanti |
śastaṃ nihanti puruṣasya śarīram ekaṃ prajñā kulaṃ ca vibhavaś ca yaśaś ca hanti || 246 ||
The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 3.246 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 (3.246). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Shastra, Hata, Ripu, Bhavanti, Bhavat, Bhavant, Prajna, Suhata, Shasta, Nihanti, Purusha, Sharira, Eka, Kula, Vibhava, Vibhu, Yasha, Yashas,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 3.246). 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: “śastrair hatā na hi hatā ripavo bhavanti prajñā-hatās tu ripavaḥ suhatā bhavanti ”
- śastrair -
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śastra (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]śastra (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- hatā* -
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hata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]hatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√han -> hata (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √han class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb]√han -> hatā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √han class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 2 verb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- hatā* -
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hata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]hatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√han -> hata (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √han class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb]√han -> hatā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √han class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 2 verb]
- ripavo* -
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ripu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ripu (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- bhavanti -
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bhavanti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bhavantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- prajñā* -
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prajña (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]prajñā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- hatās -
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hata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]hatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√han -> hata (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √han class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb]√han -> hatā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √han class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 2 verb]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- ripavaḥ -
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ripu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ripu (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- suhatā* -
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suhata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]suhatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhavanti -
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bhavanti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bhavantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- Line 2: “śastaṃ nihanti puruṣasya śarīram ekaṃ prajñā kulaṃ ca vibhavaś ca yaśaś ca hanti ”
- śastam -
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śasta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śasta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śastā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śaṃs -> śasta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śaṃs class 1 verb]√śaṃs -> śasta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śaṃs class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śaṃs class 1 verb]√śas -> śasta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śas class 1 verb]√śas -> śasta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śas class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śas class 1 verb]
- nihanti -
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nihanti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]nihanti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nihanti (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- puruṣasya -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]puruṣa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- śarīram -
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śarīra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ekam -
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eka (noun, masculine)[accusative single]eka (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- prajñā -
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prajñā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kulam -
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kula (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kula (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kulā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vibhavaś -
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vibhava (noun, masculine)[nominative single]vibhu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vibhu (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yaśaś -
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yaśas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yaśas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]yaśa (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]
- hanti -
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hanti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√han (verb class 2)[present active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 3.246
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 3.246 in Telugu sript:
శస్త్రైర్ హతా న హి హతా రిపవో భవన్తి ప్రజ్ఞా-హతాస్ తు రిపవః సుహతా భవన్తి ।
శస్తం నిహన్తి పురుషస్య శరీరమ్ ఏకం ప్రజ్ఞా కులం చ విభవశ్ చ యశశ్ చ హన్తి ॥ ౨౪౬ ॥
Panchatantram Bhashavyakhyanam (Malayalam)
by Dr. K.G. Sreelekha (2010)
Published by the University of Kerala.
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.246 in Malayalam sript:
ശസ്ത്രൈര് ഹതാ ന ഹി ഹതാ രിപവോ ഭവന്തി പ്രജ്ഞാ-ഹതാസ് തു രിപവഃ സുഹതാ ഭവന്തി ।
ശസ്തം നിഹന്തി പുരുഷസ്യ ശരീരമ് ഏകം പ്രജ്ഞാ കുലം ച വിഭവശ് ച യശശ് ച ഹന്തി ॥ ൨൪൬ ॥
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 3.246 in Bengali sript:
শস্ত্রৈর্ হতা ন হি হতা রিপবো ভবন্তি প্রজ্ঞা-হতাস্ তু রিপবঃ সুহতা ভবন্তি ।
শস্তং নিহন্তি পুরুষস্য শরীরম্ একং প্রজ্ঞা কুলং চ বিভবশ্ চ যশশ্ চ হন্তি ॥ ২৪৬ ॥
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 3.246 in Gujarati sript:
શસ્ત્રૈર્ હતા ન હિ હતા રિપવો ભવન્તિ પ્રજ્ઞા-હતાસ્ તુ રિપવઃ સુહતા ભવન્તિ ।
શસ્તં નિહન્તિ પુરુષસ્ય શરીરમ્ એકં પ્રજ્ઞા કુલં ચ વિભવશ્ ચ યશશ્ ચ હન્તિ ॥ ૨૪૬ ॥