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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 2.76
सदा दान-परिक्षीणः शस्त एव करीश्वरः ।
अदानः पीन-गात्रो ऽपि निन्द्य एव हि गर्दभः ॥ ७६ ॥
sadā dāna-parikṣīṇaḥ śasta eva karīśvaraḥ |
adānaḥ pīna-gātro 'pi nindya eva hi gardabhaḥ || 76 ||
The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 2.76 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 (2.76). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Sada, Dana, Parikshina, Shasta, Shastri, Eva, Kari, Karin, Ishvara, Adana, Pina, Gatra, Api, Nindya, Gardabh, Gardabha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 2.76). 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: “sadā dāna-parikṣīṇaḥ śasta eva karīśvaraḥ ”
- sadā* -
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sada (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sadā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dāna -
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dāna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√dān (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- parikṣīṇaḥ -
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parikṣīṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śasta* -
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śasta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]śastṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√śaṃs -> śasta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śaṃs class 1 verb]√śas -> śasta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śas class 1 verb]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- karī -
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kari (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kari (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]kari (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]karī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]karin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]karin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- iśvaraḥ -
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iśvara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “adānaḥ pīna-gātro 'pi nindya eva hi gardabhaḥ ”
- adānaḥ -
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adāna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√dān (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- pīna -
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pīna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pīna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√pi -> pīna (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √pi class 6 verb]√pi -> pīna (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √pi class 6 verb]
- gātro' -
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gātra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- nindya* -
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nindya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√nind -> nindya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √nind class 1 verb]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- gardabhaḥ -
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gardabh (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]gardabh (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]gardabha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 2.76
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 2.76 in Telugu sript:
సదా దాన-పరిక్షీణః శస్త ఏవ కరీశ్వరః ।
అదానః పీన-గాత్రో ఽపి నిన్ద్య ఏవ హి గర్దభః ॥ ౭౬ ॥
Panchatantram Bhashavyakhyanam (Malayalam)
by Dr. K.G. Sreelekha (2010)
Published by the University of Kerala.
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.76 in Malayalam sript:
സദാ ദാന-പരിക്ഷീണഃ ശസ്ത ഏവ കരീശ്വരഃ ।
അദാനഃ പീന-ഗാത്രോ ഽപി നിന്ദ്യ ഏവ ഹി ഗര്ദഭഃ ॥ ൭൬ ॥
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 2.76 in Bengali sript:
সদা দান-পরিক্ষীণঃ শস্ত এব করীশ্বরঃ ।
অদানঃ পীন-গাত্রো ঽপি নিন্দ্য এব হি গর্দভঃ ॥ ৭৬ ॥
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 2.76 in Gujarati sript:
સદા દાન-પરિક્ષીણઃ શસ્ત એવ કરીશ્વરઃ ।
અદાનઃ પીન-ગાત્રો ઽપિ નિન્દ્ય એવ હિ ગર્દભઃ ॥ ૭૬ ॥