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)

यस्याश्रित्य विश्रामं क्षुधार्ता यान्ति सेवकाः ।
सो ऽर्कवन् नृपतिस् त्याज्यः सदा पुष्प-फलो ऽपि सन् ॥ ५२ ॥

yasyāśritya viśrāmaṃ kṣudhārtā yānti sevakāḥ |
so 'rkavan nṛpatis tyājyaḥ sadā puṣpa-phalo 'pi san || 52 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 1.52 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 (1.52). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yasya, Yah, Yat, Ashritya, Vishrama, Kshudharta, Yantin, Yanti, Sevaka, Sah, Arkavat, Nripati, Tyajya, Sada, Sad, Pushpa, Phala, Api, Sat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 1.52). 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: “yasyāśritya viśrāmaṃ kṣudhārtā yānti sevakāḥ
  • yasyā -
  • yasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yas -> yasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yas]
    yasyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    yas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • āśritya -
  • āśritya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āśritya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āśritya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viśrāmam -
  • viśrāma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • kṣudhārtā* -
  • kṣudhārta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṣudhārtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yānti -
  • yāntin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāntin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yāntī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    yāntī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    yāntī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sevakāḥ -
  • sevaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sevakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “so 'rkavan nṛpatis tyājyaḥ sadā puṣpa-phalo 'pi san
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • arkavan -
  • arkavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arkavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • nṛpatis -
  • nṛpati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tyājyaḥ -
  • tyājya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tyaj -> tyājya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tyaj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √tyaj]
  • sadā -
  • sadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • puṣpa -
  • puṣpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    puṣpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • phalo' -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • san -
  • sat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 1.52

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 1.52 in Telugu sript:
యస్యాశ్రిత్య విశ్రామం క్షుధార్తా యాన్తి సేవకాః ।
సో ఽర్కవన్ నృపతిస్ త్యాజ్యః సదా పుష్ప-ఫలో ఽపి సన్ ॥ ౫౨ ॥

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 1.52 in Malayalam sript:
യസ്യാശ്രിത്യ വിശ്രാമം ക്ഷുധാര്താ യാന്തി സേവകാഃ ।
സോ ഽര്കവന് നൃപതിസ് ത്യാജ്യഃ സദാ പുഷ്പ-ഫലോ ഽപി സന് ॥ ൫൨ ॥

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 1.52 in Bengali sript:
যস্যাশ্রিত্য বিশ্রামং ক্ষুধার্তা যান্তি সেবকাঃ ।
সো ঽর্কবন্ নৃপতিস্ ত্যাজ্যঃ সদা পুষ্প-ফলো ঽপি সন্ ॥ ৫২ ॥

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 1.52 in Gujarati sript:
યસ્યાશ્રિત્ય વિશ્રામં ક્ષુધાર્તા યાન્તિ સેવકાઃ ।
સો ઽર્કવન્ નૃપતિસ્ ત્યાજ્યઃ સદા પુષ્પ-ફલો ઽપિ સન્ ॥ ૫૨ ॥

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