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 1.287

सेवया धनम् इच्छद्भिः सेवकैः पश्य यत् कृतम् ।
स्वातन्त्र्यं यच् छरीरस्य मूढैस् तद् अपि हारितम् ॥ २८७ ॥

sevayā dhanam icchadbhiḥ sevakaiḥ paśya yat kṛtam |
svātantryaṃ yac charīrasya mūḍhais tad api hāritam || 287 ||

The English translation of Panchatantra Verse 1.287 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 (1.287). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Seva, Dhana, Icchat, Sevaka, Pashya, Yat, Yad, Krit, Krita, Svatantrya, Cha, Rira, Mudha, Tad, Tat, Api, Harita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchatantra Verse 1.287). 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: “sevayā dhanam icchadbhiḥ sevakaiḥ paśya yat kṛtam
  • sevayā -
  • sevā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • dhanam -
  • dhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • icchadbhiḥ -
  • iṣ -> icchat (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √iṣ class 6 verb]
  • sevakaiḥ -
  • sevaka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sevaka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • paśya -
  • paśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kṛtam -
  • kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • Line 2: “svātantryaṃ yac charīrasya mūḍhais tad api hāritam
  • svātantryam -
  • svātantrya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yac -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cha -
  • cha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rīrasya -
  • rīra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • mūḍhais -
  • mūḍha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    mūḍha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    muh -> mūḍha (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √muh class 4 verb]
    muh -> mūḍha (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √muh class 4 verb]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • hāritam -
  • hārita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hārita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hāritā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    hṛ -> hārita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √hṛ]
    hṛ -> hārita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √hṛ]
    hṛ -> hāritā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √hṛ]
    hṛ -> hārita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √hṛ]
    hṛ -> hārita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √hṛ], [accusative single from √hṛ]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchatantra Verse 1.287

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 1.287 in Telugu sript:
సేవయా ధనమ్ ఇచ్ఛద్భిః సేవకైః పశ్య యత్ కృతమ్ ।
స్వాతన్త్ర్యం యచ్ ఛరీరస్య మూఢైస్ తద్ అపి హారితమ్ ॥ ౨౮౭ ॥

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 1.287 in Malayalam sript:
സേവയാ ധനമ് ഇച്ഛദ്ഭിഃ സേവകൈഃ പശ്യ യത് കൃതമ് ।
സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യം യച് ഛരീരസ്യ മൂഢൈസ് തദ് അപി ഹാരിതമ് ॥ ൨൮൭ ॥

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 1.287 in Bengali sript:
সেবযা ধনম্ ইচ্ছদ্ভিঃ সেবকৈঃ পশ্য যত্ কৃতম্ ।
স্বাতন্ত্র্যং যচ্ ছরীরস্য মূঢৈস্ তদ্ অপি হারিতম্ ॥ ২৮৭ ॥

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 1.287 in Gujarati sript:
સેવયા ધનમ્ ઇચ્છદ્ભિઃ સેવકૈઃ પશ્ય યત્ કૃતમ્ ।
સ્વાતન્ત્ર્યં યચ્ છરીરસ્ય મૂઢૈસ્ તદ્ અપિ હારિતમ્ ॥ ૨૮૭ ॥

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