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 1.325

गृध्राकारो ऽपि सेव्यः स्याद् धंसाकारैः सभासदैः ।
हंसाकारो ऽपि सन्त्याज्यो गृध्राकारैः स तैर् नृपः ॥ ३२५ ॥

gṛdhrākāro 'pi sevyaḥ syād dhaṃsākāraiḥ sabhāsadaiḥ |
haṃsākāro 'pi santyājyo gṛdhrākāraiḥ sa tair nṛpaḥ || 325 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 1.325 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 (1.325). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Gridhra, Akara, Api, Sevya, Syat, Sya, Dha, Sakara, Sabhasada, Hamsakara, Santyajya, Tad, Nripa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 1.325). 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: “gṛdhrākāro 'pi sevyaḥ syād dhaṃsākāraiḥ sabhāsadaiḥ
  • gṛdhrā -
  • gṛdhra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gṛdhra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gṛdhrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akāro' -
  • akāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • sevyaḥ -
  • sevya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sev -> sevya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sev class 1 verb]
    sīv -> sevya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sīv]
  • syād -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • dhaṃ -
  • dha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dhā (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • sākāraiḥ -
  • sākāra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sākāra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sabhāsadaiḥ -
  • sabhāsada (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “haṃsākāro 'pi santyājyo gṛdhrākāraiḥ sa tair nṛpaḥ
  • haṃsākāro' -
  • haṃsākāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • santyājyo* -
  • santyājya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gṛdhrā -
  • gṛdhra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gṛdhra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gṛdhrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akāraiḥ -
  • akāra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tair -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • nṛpaḥ -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 1.325

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 1.325 in Telugu sript:
గృధ్రాకారో ఽపి సేవ్యః స్యాద్ ధంసాకారైః సభాసదైః ।
హంసాకారో ఽపి సన్త్యాజ్యో గృధ్రాకారైః స తైర్ నృపః ॥ ౩౨౫ ॥

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 1.325 in Malayalam sript:
ഗൃധ്രാകാരോ ഽപി സേവ്യഃ സ്യാദ് ധംസാകാരൈഃ സഭാസദൈഃ ।
ഹംസാകാരോ ഽപി സന്ത്യാജ്യോ ഗൃധ്രാകാരൈഃ സ തൈര് നൃപഃ ॥ ൩൨൫ ॥

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 1.325 in Bengali sript:
গৃধ্রাকারো ঽপি সেব্যঃ স্যাদ্ ধংসাকারৈঃ সভাসদৈঃ ।
হংসাকারো ঽপি সন্ত্যাজ্যো গৃধ্রাকারৈঃ স তৈর্ নৃপঃ ॥ ৩২৫ ॥

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 1.325 in Gujarati sript:
ગૃધ્રાકારો ઽપિ સેવ્યઃ સ્યાદ્ ધંસાકારૈઃ સભાસદૈઃ ।
હંસાકારો ઽપિ સન્ત્યાજ્યો ગૃધ્રાકારૈઃ સ તૈર્ નૃપઃ ॥ ૩૨૫ ॥

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