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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 1.242
अजाम् इव प्रजां मोहाद् यो हन्यात् पृथिवी-पतिम् ।
तस्यैका जायते तृप्तिर् न द्वितीया कथञ्चन ॥ २४२ ॥
ajām iva prajāṃ mohād yo hanyāt pṛthivī-patim |
tasyaikā jāyate tṛptir na dvitīyā kathañcana || 242 ||
The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 1.242 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 (1.242). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Aja, Iva, Praja, Mohat, Moha, Yah, Prithivi, Pati, Tad, Tas, Aika, Jayat, Tripti, Dvitiya, Katham, Katha, Cana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 1.242). 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: “ajām iva prajāṃ mohād yo hanyāt pṛthivī-patim ”
- ajām -
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ajā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- prajām -
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prajā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- mohād -
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mohāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]moha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hanyāt -
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√han (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- pṛthivī -
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pṛthivī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]pṛthivi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- patim -
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pati (noun, feminine)[accusative single]pati (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “tasyaikā jāyate tṛptir na dvitīyā kathañcana ”
- tasyai -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tas (noun, masculine)[locative single]tas (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]sā (noun, feminine)[dative single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single], [imperative passive first single]
- aikā* -
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aika (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]aikā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- jāyate -
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√jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]√jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]√jai (verb class 1)[present middle third single]√jan (verb class 4)[present middle third single]
- tṛptir -
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tṛpti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]tṛpti (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dvitīyā -
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dvitīyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kathañ -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]katha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]katha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- cana -
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cana (indeclinable)[indeclinable]cana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√can (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 1.242
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 1.242 in Telugu sript:
అజామ్ ఇవ ప్రజాం మోహాద్ యో హన్యాత్ పృథివీ-పతిమ్ ।
తస్యైకా జాయతే తృప్తిర్ న ద్వితీయా కథఞ్చన ॥ ౨౪౨ ॥
Panchatantram Bhashavyakhyanam (Malayalam)
by Dr. K.G. Sreelekha (2010)
Published by the University of Kerala.
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.242 in Malayalam sript:
അജാമ് ഇവ പ്രജാം മോഹാദ് യോ ഹന്യാത് പൃഥിവീ-പതിമ് ।
തസ്യൈകാ ജായതേ തൃപ്തിര് ന ദ്വിതീയാ കഥഞ്ചന ॥ ൨൪൨ ॥
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 1.242 in Bengali sript:
অজাম্ ইব প্রজাং মোহাদ্ যো হন্যাত্ পৃথিবী-পতিম্ ।
তস্যৈকা জাযতে তৃপ্তির্ ন দ্বিতীযা কথঞ্চন ॥ ২৪২ ॥
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 1.242 in Gujarati sript:
અજામ્ ઇવ પ્રજાં મોહાદ્ યો હન્યાત્ પૃથિવી-પતિમ્ ।
તસ્યૈકા જાયતે તૃપ્તિર્ ન દ્વિતીયા કથઞ્ચન ॥ ૨૪૨ ॥