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 0.22

ऋण-कर्ता पिता शत्रुर् माता च व्यभिचारिणी ।
भार्या रूपवती शत्रुः पुत्रः शत्रुर् अपण्डितः ॥ २२ ॥

ṛṇa-kartā pitā śatrur mātā ca vyabhicāriṇī |
bhāryā rūpavatī śatruḥ putraḥ śatrur apaṇḍitaḥ || 22 ||

The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 0.22 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 (0.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Rina, Kartri, Karta, Pitri, Shatru, Matri, Mata, Vyabhicarini, Vyabhicarin, Bharya, Rupavat, Rupavati, Putra, Apandita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 0.22). 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: “ṛṇa-kartā pitā śatrur mātā ca vyabhicāriṇī
  • ṛṇa -
  • ṛṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kartā -
  • kartṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kartā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • pitā -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • śatrur -
  • śatru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mātā -
  • mātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 4)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vyabhicāriṇī -
  • vyabhicāriṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    vyabhicārin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “bhāryā rūpavatī śatruḥ putraḥ śatrur apaṇḍitaḥ
  • bhāryā* -
  • bhārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhāryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √bhṛ], [vocative plural from √bhṛ]
    bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √bhṛ], [vocative plural from √bhṛ], [accusative plural from √bhṛ]
  • rūpavatī -
  • rūpavatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    rūpavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śatruḥ -
  • śatru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • putraḥ -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śatrur -
  • śatru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • apaṇḍitaḥ -
  • apaṇḍita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 0.22

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 0.22 in Gujarati sript:
ઋણ-કર્તા પિતા શત્રુર્ માતા ચ વ્યભિચારિણી ।
ભાર્યા રૂપવતી શત્રુઃ પુત્રઃ શત્રુર્ અપણ્ડિતઃ ॥ ૨૨ ॥

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