Hitopadesha [sanskrit]

8,857 words

The Sanskrit edition of the Hitopadesha referencing the English translation and grammatical analysis. Written by Narayana in the 8th century, the Hitopadesha represents a collection of short stories involving human and animal characters, instructing the reader on basic ancient Indian moral values and ethical conduct. Alternative titles: हितोपदेशः, Hitopadeśa, Hitopadesa.

Verse 0.1

सिद्धिः साध्ये सताम् अस्तु प्रसादात् तस्य धूर्जटेः ।
जाह्नवी-फेन-लेखेव यन्-मूर्ध्नि शशिनः कला ॥ १ ॥

siddhiḥ sādhye satām astu prasādāt tasya dhūrjaṭeḥ |
jāhnavī-phena-lekheva yan-mūrdhni śaśinaḥ kalā || 1 ||

The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 0.1 is contained in the book The Hitopadesa of Sri Narayana Pandita by Satya Narayana dasa. 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 (0.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Siddhi, Sadhya, Sat, Astu, Prasadat, Prasada, Tad, Dhurjati, Jahnavi, Pha, Phena, Lekha, Iva, Yat, Yad, Murdhan, Shashin, Kala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 0.1). 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: “siddhiḥ sādhye satām astu prasādāt tasya dhūrjaṭeḥ
  • siddhiḥ -
  • siddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sādhye -
  • sādhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sādhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sādhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sādh -> sādhya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sādh class 1 verb], [locative single from √sādh class 4 verb], [locative single from √sādh class 5 verb]
    sādh -> sādhya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √sādh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sādh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sādh class 1 verb], [locative single from √sādh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √sādh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √sādh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √sādh class 4 verb], [locative single from √sādh class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √sādh class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √sādh class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √sādh class 5 verb], [locative single from √sādh class 5 verb]
    sādh -> sādhyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √sādh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sādh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sādh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sādh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √sādh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √sādh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √sādh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √sādh class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √sādh class 5 verb], [vocative single from √sādh class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √sādh class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √sādh class 5 verb]
    sidh -> sādhya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sidh]
    sidh -> sādhya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √sidh], [vocative dual from √sidh], [accusative dual from √sidh], [locative single from √sidh]
    sidh -> sādhyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √sidh], [vocative single from √sidh], [vocative dual from √sidh], [accusative dual from √sidh]
    sādh (verb class 1)
    [present passive first single]
    sādh (verb class 4)
    [present middle first single], [present passive first single]
    sādh (verb class 5)
    [present passive first single]
    sidh (verb class 0)
    [present passive first single]
  • satām -
  • sat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • astu -
  • astu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third single]
  • prasādāt -
  • prasādāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    prasāda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • dhūrjaṭeḥ -
  • dhūrjaṭi (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “jāhnavī-phena-lekheva yan-mūrdhni śaśinaḥ kalā
  • jāhnavī -
  • jāhnavī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    jāhnavi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    jāhnavi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • phena -
  • phena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    phena (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • lekhe -
  • lekha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    lekhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    lakh (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • yan -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    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]
  • mūrdhni -
  • mūrdhan (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • śaśinaḥ -
  • śaśin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • kalā -
  • kalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 0.1

Cover of edition (2015)

The Hitopadesa of Narayana
by M. R. Kale (2015)

Edited with A Sanskrit Commentary "Marma-Prakasika" and Notes in English; 9788120806023; Published by Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd.

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Cover of Gujarati edition

Hitopadesa (in Gujarati)
by Dr. Narayan M. Kansara (2007)

[હિતોપદેશ]—[ડો. નારાયણ એમ. કંસારા] Sanskrit Text With Gujarati Translation; Published by Saraswati Pustak Bhandar, Ahmedabad

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Preview of verse 0.1 in Gujarati sript:
સિદ્ધિઃ સાધ્યે સતામ્ અસ્તુ પ્રસાદાત્ તસ્ય ધૂર્જટેઃ ।
જાહ્નવી-ફેન-લેખેવ યન્-મૂર્ધ્નિ શશિનઃ કલા ॥ ૧ ॥

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