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 1.241

गोपालेन प्रजाधेनोर् वित्त-दुग्धं शनैः शनैः ।
पालनात् पोषणाद् ग्राह्यं न्याय्यां वृत्तिं समाचरेत् ॥ २४१ ॥

gopālena prajādhenor vitta-dugdhaṃ śanaiḥ śanaiḥ |
pālanāt poṣaṇād grāhyaṃ nyāyyāṃ vṛttiṃ samācaret || 241 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 1.241 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 (1.241). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Gopala, Praja, Adhenu, Vitta, Dugdha, Shanaih, Shana, Palana, Poshana, Grahya, Nyayya, Vritti, Sama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 1.241). 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: “gopālena prajādhenor vitta-dugdhaṃ śanaiḥ śanaiḥ
  • gopālena -
  • gopāla (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • prajā -
  • praja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    praja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhenor -
  • adhenu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    adhenu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • vitta -
  • vitta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vitta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vid class 6 verb]
    vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vid class 6 verb]
    vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vid class 7 verb]
    vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vid class 7 verb]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • dugdham -
  • dugdha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dugdha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dugdhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    duh (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • śanaiḥ -
  • śanaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    śana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • śanaiḥ -
  • śanaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    śana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “pālanāt poṣaṇād grāhyaṃ nyāyyāṃ vṛttiṃ samācaret
  • pālanāt -
  • pālana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    pālana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • poṣaṇād -
  • poṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    poṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • grāhyam -
  • grāhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    grāhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    grāhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    grah -> grāhya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √grah]
    grah -> grāhya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √grah]
    grah -> grāhyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √grah]
    grah -> grāhya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √grah class 9 verb], [accusative single from √grah]
    grah -> grāhya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √grah class 9 verb], [accusative single from √grah class 9 verb], [nominative single from √grah], [accusative single from √grah]
  • nyāyyām -
  • nyāyyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vṛttim -
  • vṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • samā -
  • samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    samā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • caret -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 1.241

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 1.241 in Telugu sript:
గోపాలేన ప్రజాధేనోర్ విత్త-దుగ్ధం శనైః శనైః ।
పాలనాత్ పోషణాద్ గ్రాహ్యం న్యాయ్యాం వృత్తిం సమాచరేత్ ॥ ౨౪౧ ॥

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 1.241 in Malayalam sript:
ഗോപാലേന പ്രജാധേനോര് വിത്ത-ദുഗ്ധം ശനൈഃ ശനൈഃ ।
പാലനാത് പോഷണാദ് ഗ്രാഹ്യം ന്യായ്യാം വൃത്തിം സമാചരേത് ॥ ൨൪൧ ॥

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 1.241 in Bengali sript:
গোপালেন প্রজাধেনোর্ বিত্ত-দুগ্ধং শনৈঃ শনৈঃ ।
পালনাত্ পোষণাদ্ গ্রাহ্যং ন্যায্যাং বৃত্তিং সমাচরেত্ ॥ ২৪১ ॥

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 1.241 in Gujarati sript:
ગોપાલેન પ્રજાધેનોર્ વિત્ત-દુગ્ધં શનૈઃ શનૈઃ ।
પાલનાત્ પોષણાદ્ ગ્રાહ્યં ન્યાય્યાં વૃત્તિં સમાચરેત્ ॥ ૨૪૧ ॥

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