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)

अकृत-त्याग-महिम्नां मिथ्या किं राज-राज-शब्देन ।
गोप्तारं न निधीनां महयन्ति महेश्वरं विबुधाः ॥ ७५ ॥

akṛta-tyāga-mahimnāṃ mithyā kiṃ rāja-rāja-śabdena |
goptāraṃ na nidhīnāṃ mahayanti maheśvaraṃ vibudhāḥ || 75 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 2.75 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 (2.75). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Akrita, Tyaga, Mahiman, Mithya, Kim, Raja, Shabda, Goptri, Nidhi, Maheshvara, Vibudha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 2.75). 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: “akṛta-tyāga-mahimnāṃ mithyā kiṃ rāja-rāja-śabdena
  • akṛta -
  • akṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [aorist active second plural], [aorist middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single], [aorist active second plural], [aorist middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [aorist active second plural], [aorist middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [aorist active second plural], [aorist middle third single]
  • tyāga -
  • tyāga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahimnām -
  • mahiman (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • mithyā -
  • mithyā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • rāja -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    rāj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • rāja -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    rāj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śabdena -
  • śabda (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “goptāraṃ na nidhīnāṃ mahayanti maheśvaraṃ vibudhāḥ
  • goptāram -
  • goptṛ (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nidhīnām -
  • nidhi (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • mahayanti -
  • mah (verb class 10)
    [present active third plural]
    mah (verb class 0)
    [present active third plural]
  • maheśvaram -
  • maheśvara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • vibudhāḥ -
  • vibudha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vibudhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 2.75

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 2.75 in Telugu sript:
అకృత-త్యాగ-మహిమ్నాం మిథ్యా కిం రాజ-రాజ-శబ్దేన ।
గోప్తారం న నిధీనాం మహయన్తి మహేశ్వరం విబుధాః ॥ ౭౫ ॥

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 2.75 in Malayalam sript:
അകൃത-ത്യാഗ-മഹിമ്നാം മിഥ്യാ കിം രാജ-രാജ-ശബ്ദേന ।
ഗോപ്താരം ന നിധീനാം മഹയന്തി മഹേശ്വരം വിബുധാഃ ॥ ൭൫ ॥

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 2.75 in Bengali sript:
অকৃত-ত্যাগ-মহিম্নাং মিথ্যা কিং রাজ-রাজ-শব্দেন ।
গোপ্তারং ন নিধীনাং মহযন্তি মহেশ্বরং বিবুধাঃ ॥ ৭৫ ॥

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 2.75 in Gujarati sript:
અકૃત-ત્યાગ-મહિમ્નાં મિથ્યા કિં રાજ-રાજ-શબ્દેન ।
ગોપ્તારં ન નિધીનાં મહયન્તિ મહેશ્વરં વિબુધાઃ ॥ ૭૫ ॥

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