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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 1.35
दमक आह- मा मैवं वद ।
अप्रधानः प्रधानः स्यात् सेवते यदि पार्थिवम् ।
प्रधानो ऽप्य् अप्रधानः स्याद् यदि सेवा-विवर्जितः ॥ ३५ ॥
damaka āha- mā maivaṃ vada |
apradhānaḥ pradhānaḥ syāt sevate yadi pārthivam |
pradhāno 'py apradhānaḥ syād yadi sevā-vivarjitaḥ || 35 ||
The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 1.35 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 (1.35). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Damaka, Ahan, Mas, Asmad, Evam, Eva, Vada, Apradhana, Pradhana, Syat, Sya, Yadi, Yad, Parthiva, Seva, Vivarjita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 1.35). 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: “damaka āha- mā maivaṃ vada ”
- damaka* -
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damaka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- āha -
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āhan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√ah (verb class 5)[perfect active third single]
- mā* -
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ma (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]mās (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mai -
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mā (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]ma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vada -
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vada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vad (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “apradhānaḥ pradhānaḥ syāt sevate yadi pārthivam ”
- apradhānaḥ -
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apradhāna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pradhānaḥ -
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pradhāna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- syāt -
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syāt (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]syāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√as (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- sevate -
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√sev (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- pārthivam -
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pārthiva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pārthiva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 3: “pradhāno 'py apradhānaḥ syād yadi sevā-vivarjitaḥ ”
- Cannot analyse pradhāno'py*ap
- apradhānaḥ -
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apradhāna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- syād -
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syāt (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]syāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√as (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- sevā* -
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sevā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vivarjitaḥ -
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vivarjita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 1.35
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 1.35 in Telugu sript:
దమక ఆహ- మా మైవం వద ।
అప్రధానః ప్రధానః స్యాత్ సేవతే యది పార్థివమ్ ।
ప్రధానో ఽప్య్ అప్రధానః స్యాద్ యది సేవా-వివర్జితః ॥ ౩౫ ॥
Panchatantram Bhashavyakhyanam (Malayalam)
by Dr. K.G. Sreelekha (2010)
Published by the University of Kerala.
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.35 in Malayalam sript:
ദമക ആഹ- മാ മൈവം വദ ।
അപ്രധാനഃ പ്രധാനഃ സ്യാത് സേവതേ യദി പാര്ഥിവമ് ।
പ്രധാനോ ഽപ്യ് അപ്രധാനഃ സ്യാദ് യദി സേവാ-വിവര്ജിതഃ ॥ ൩൫ ॥
The Panchatantra Stories (Tamil)
by P. S. Aacharya (2017)
Published by Narmadha Pathippagam, Chennai.
Buy now!
Panchatantrer Galpa (Bengali)
by Children's Book Trust (2014)
Throughout color Illustration; 9788170112730
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.35 in Bengali sript:
দমক আহ- মা মৈবং বদ ।
অপ্রধানঃ প্রধানঃ স্যাত্ সেবতে যদি পার্থিবম্ ।
প্রধানো ঽপ্য্ অপ্রধানঃ স্যাদ্ যদি সেবা-বিবর্জিতঃ ॥ ৩৫ ॥
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 1.35 in Gujarati sript:
દમક આહ- મા મૈવં વદ ।
અપ્રધાનઃ પ્રધાનઃ સ્યાત્ સેવતે યદિ પાર્થિવમ્ ।
પ્રધાનો ઽપ્ય્ અપ્રધાનઃ સ્યાદ્ યદિ સેવા-વિવર્જિતઃ ॥ ૩૫ ॥