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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 1.294
मृदुनापि सुवृत्तेन सुश्लिष्टेनापि हारिणा ।
मोदकेनापि किं तेन निष्पत्तिर् यस्य सेवया ॥ २९४ ॥
mṛdunāpi suvṛttena suśliṣṭenāpi hāriṇā |
modakenāpi kiṃ tena niṣpattir yasya sevayā || 294 ||
The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 1.294 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 (1.294). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Mridu, Api, Suvritta, Sushlishta, Harina, Hari, Harin, Modaka, Kim, Tad, Tena, Nishpatti, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Seva,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 1.294). 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: “mṛdunāpi suvṛttena suśliṣṭenāpi hāriṇā ”
- mṛdunā -
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mṛdu (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]mṛdu (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- suvṛttena -
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suvṛtta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]suvṛtta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- suśliṣṭenā -
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suśliṣṭa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]suśliṣṭa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- hāriṇā -
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hāriṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]hāri (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]hāri (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]hārin (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]hārin (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “modakenāpi kiṃ tena niṣpattir yasya sevayā ”
- modakenā -
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modaka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]modaka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- tena -
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tena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√tan (verb class 8)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- niṣpattir -
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niṣpatti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- yasya -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yas]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√yas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- sevayā -
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sevā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 1.294
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 1.294 in Telugu sript:
మృదునాపి సువృత్తేన సుశ్లిష్టేనాపి హారిణా ।
మోదకేనాపి కిం తేన నిష్పత్తిర్ యస్య సేవయా ॥ ౨౯౪ ॥
Panchatantram Bhashavyakhyanam (Malayalam)
by Dr. K.G. Sreelekha (2010)
Published by the University of Kerala.
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.294 in Malayalam sript:
മൃദുനാപി സുവൃത്തേന സുശ്ലിഷ്ടേനാപി ഹാരിണാ ।
മോദകേനാപി കിം തേന നിഷ്പത്തിര് യസ്യ സേവയാ ॥ ൨൯൪ ॥
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 1.294 in Bengali sript:
মৃদুনাপি সুবৃত্তেন সুশ্লিষ্টেনাপি হারিণা ।
মোদকেনাপি কিং তেন নিষ্পত্তির্ যস্য সেবযা ॥ ২৯৪ ॥
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 1.294 in Gujarati sript:
મૃદુનાપિ સુવૃત્તેન સુશ્લિષ્ટેનાપિ હારિણા ।
મોદકેનાપિ કિં તેન નિષ્પત્તિર્ યસ્ય સેવયા ॥ ૨૯૪ ॥