Ch 8.1

Question 1

Pañcatantra 3.90
दूतं वा लेखं वा दृष्ट्वा अहं नृपस्य अदृष्टस्य |
जानामि तं नरेन्द्रं प्राज्ञं प्रज्ञाविहीनं वा ||
dūtaṃ vā lekhaṃ vā dṛṣṭva ahaṃ nṛpasya adṛṣṭasya 
jānāmi taṃ narendraṃ prajñaṃ prajñāvihīnaṃ vā

Answer 1

Having seen the messenger or letter of the king, without seeing him (myself),
I know him as a leader who is wise or lacking wisdom.

Question 2

लेख:

Answer 2

letter, correspondence

Question 3

ज्ञा, जानाति

Answer 3

to recognize someone (acc.) as sth. (acc.)

Question 4

नरेन्द्र:

Answer 4

leader, king

Question 5

प्रज्ञ

Answer 5

wise

Question 6

प्रज्ञविहीन

Answer 6

without wisdom, foolish

Question 7

विहीन

Answer 7

wanting, missing, absent