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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 0.17
दाने तपसि शौर्ये च यस्य न प्रथितं मनः ।
विद्यायाम् अर्थ-लाभे च मातुर् उच्चार एव सः ॥ १७ ॥
dāne tapasi śaurye ca yasya na prathitaṃ manaḥ |
vidyāyām artha-lābhe ca mātur uccāra eva saḥ || 17 ||
The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 0.17 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 (0.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Dana, Tapas, Shaurya, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Prathita, Mana, Manas, Vidya, Artha, Labha, Matri, Matu, Uccara, Eva, Sah,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 0.17). 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: “dāne tapasi śaurye ca yasya na prathitaṃ manaḥ ”
- dāne -
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dāna (noun, masculine)[locative single]dāna (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√dān (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- tapasi -
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tapas (noun, neuter)[locative single]√tap (verb class 1)[present active second single]
- śaurye -
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śaurya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yasya -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yas]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√yas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prathitam -
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prathita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prathita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]prathitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√prath -> prathita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √prath]√prath -> prathita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √prath]√prath -> prathitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √prath]√prath -> prathita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √prath class 1 verb], [accusative single from √prath class 10 verb], [accusative single from √prath]√prath -> prathita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √prath class 1 verb], [accusative single from √prath class 1 verb], [nominative single from √prath class 10 verb], [accusative single from √prath class 10 verb], [nominative single from √prath], [accusative single from √prath]
- manaḥ -
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manas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]mana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “vidyāyām artha-lābhe ca mātur uccāra eva saḥ ”
- vidyāyām -
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vidyā (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- artha -
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artha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]artha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√arth (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- lābhe -
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lābha (noun, masculine)[locative single]lābhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mātur -
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mātṛ (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]mātu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]mātṛ (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- uccāra* -
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uccāra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saḥ -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 0.17
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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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
Buy now!Preview of verse 0.17 in Gujarati sript:
દાને તપસિ શૌર્યે ચ યસ્ય ન પ્રથિતં મનઃ ।
વિદ્યાયામ્ અર્થ-લાભે ચ માતુર્ ઉચ્ચાર એવ સઃ ॥ ૧૭ ॥