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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 1.212
अधो-दृष्टिर् वदेत् कृत्वा पापं प्राप्तः सभां नरः ।
तस्माद् यत्नात् परिज्ञेयाश् चिह्नैर् एतैर् विचक्षणैः ॥ २१२ ॥
adho-dṛṣṭir vadet kṛtvā pāpaṃ prāptaḥ sabhāṃ naraḥ |
tasmād yatnāt parijñeyāś cihnair etair vicakṣaṇaiḥ || 212 ||
The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 1.212 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 (1.212). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Adhah, Adhas, Drishti, Kritva, Kritvan, Papam, Papa, Prapta, Sabha, Nara, Nri, Tasmat, Tad, Yatna, Parijneya, Cihna, Eta, Etad, Esha, Vicakshana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 1.212). 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: “adho-dṛṣṭir vadet kṛtvā pāpaṃ prāptaḥ sabhāṃ naraḥ ”
- adho* -
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adhaḥ (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]adhaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]adhas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- dṛṣṭir -
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dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- vadet -
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√vad (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- kṛtvā -
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kṛtvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]kṛtvan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pāpam -
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pāpam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pāpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pāpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pāpā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- prāptaḥ -
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prāpta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sabhām -
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sabhā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- naraḥ -
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nara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “tasmād yatnāt parijñeyāś cihnair etair vicakṣaṇaiḥ ”
- tasmād -
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tasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single]
- yatnāt -
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yatna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- parijñeyāś -
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parijñeya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]parijñeyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- cihnair -
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cihna (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- etair -
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eta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]eta (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]etad (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]eṣa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- vicakṣaṇaiḥ -
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vicakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]vicakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 1.212
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 1.212 in Telugu sript:
అధో-దృష్టిర్ వదేత్ కృత్వా పాపం ప్రాప్తః సభాం నరః ।
తస్మాద్ యత్నాత్ పరిజ్ఞేయాశ్ చిహ్నైర్ ఏతైర్ విచక్షణైః ॥ ౨౧౨ ॥
Panchatantram Bhashavyakhyanam (Malayalam)
by Dr. K.G. Sreelekha (2010)
Published by the University of Kerala.
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.212 in Malayalam sript:
അധോ-ദൃഷ്ടിര് വദേത് കൃത്വാ പാപം പ്രാപ്തഃ സഭാം നരഃ ।
തസ്മാദ് യത്നാത് പരിജ്ഞേയാശ് ചിഹ്നൈര് ഏതൈര് വിചക്ഷണൈഃ ॥ ൨൧൨ ॥
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 1.212 in Bengali sript:
অধো-দৃষ্টির্ বদেত্ কৃত্বা পাপং প্রাপ্তঃ সভাং নরঃ ।
তস্মাদ্ যত্নাত্ পরিজ্ঞেযাশ্ চিহ্নৈর্ এতৈর্ বিচক্ষণৈঃ ॥ ২১২ ॥
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 1.212 in Gujarati sript:
અધો-દૃષ્ટિર્ વદેત્ કૃત્વા પાપં પ્રાપ્તઃ સભાં નરઃ ।
તસ્માદ્ યત્નાત્ પરિજ્ઞેયાશ્ ચિહ્નૈર્ એતૈર્ વિચક્ષણૈઃ ॥ ૨૧૨ ॥