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)

सेवकः स्वामिनं द्वेष्टि कृपणं परुषाक्षरम् ।
आत्मानं किं स न द्वेष्टि सेव्यासेव्यं न वेत्ति यः ॥ ५१ ॥

sevakaḥ svāminaṃ dveṣṭi kṛpaṇaṃ paruṣākṣaram |
ātmānaṃ kiṃ sa na dveṣṭi sevyāsevyaṃ na vetti yaḥ || 51 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 1.51 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 (1.51). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sevaka, Svamin, Kripanam, Kripana, Parushakshara, Atman, Kim, Sevi, Sevin, Sevya, Asevya, Yah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 1.51). 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: “sevakaḥ svāminaṃ dveṣṭi kṛpaṇaṃ paruṣākṣaram
  • sevakaḥ -
  • sevaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • svāminam -
  • svāmin (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • dveṣṭi -
  • dviṣ (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • kṛpaṇam -
  • kṛpaṇam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛpaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛpaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛpaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • paruṣākṣaram -
  • paruṣākṣara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    paruṣākṣara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    paruṣākṣarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “ātmānaṃ kiṃ sa na dveṣṭi sevyāsevyaṃ na vetti yaḥ
  • ātmānam -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dveṣṭi -
  • dviṣ (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • sevyā -
  • sevi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sevin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    sevin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sevya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sevya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sīv -> sevya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √sīv]
    sīv -> sevya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √sīv]
    sev -> sevya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sev]
    sīv -> sevya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sīv]
    sevyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sev -> sevya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sev class 1 verb]
    sev -> sevya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sev class 1 verb]
    sev -> sevyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √sev class 1 verb]
    sīv -> sevya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sīv]
    sīv -> sevya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sīv]
    sīv -> sevyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √sīv]
  • āsevyam -
  • āsevya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āsevya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āsevyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vetti -
  • vid (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 1.51

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 1.51 in Telugu sript:
సేవకః స్వామినం ద్వేష్టి కృపణం పరుషాక్షరమ్ ।
ఆత్మానం కిం స న ద్వేష్టి సేవ్యాసేవ్యం న వేత్తి యః ॥ ౫౧ ॥

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 1.51 in Malayalam sript:
സേവകഃ സ്വാമിനം ദ്വേഷ്ടി കൃപണം പരുഷാക്ഷരമ് ।
ആത്മാനം കിം സ ന ദ്വേഷ്ടി സേവ്യാസേവ്യം ന വേത്തി യഃ ॥ ൫൧ ॥

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 1.51 in Bengali sript:
সেবকঃ স্বামিনং দ্বেষ্টি কৃপণং পরুষাক্ষরম্ ।
আত্মানং কিং স ন দ্বেষ্টি সেব্যাসেব্যং ন বেত্তি যঃ ॥ ৫১ ॥

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 1.51 in Gujarati sript:
સેવકઃ સ્વામિનં દ્વેષ્ટિ કૃપણં પરુષાક્ષરમ્ ।
આત્માનં કિં સ ન દ્વેષ્ટિ સેવ્યાસેવ્યં ન વેત્તિ યઃ ॥ ૫૧ ॥

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