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Hitopadesha [sanskrit]
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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 0.35
काकतालीयवत् प्राप्तं दृष्ट्वापि निधिम् अग्रतः ।
न स्वयं दैवम् आदत्ते पुरुषार्थम् अपेक्षते ॥ ३५ ॥
kākatālīyavat prāptaṃ dṛṣṭvāpi nidhim agrataḥ |
na svayaṃ daivam ādatte puruṣārtham apekṣate || 35 ||
The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 0.35 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 (0.35). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kakataliyavat, Prapta, Api, Nidhi, Agratah, Agratas, Svayam, Daiva, Adatta, Purushartha, Apa,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 0.35). 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: “kākatālīyavat prāptaṃ dṛṣṭvāpi nidhim agrataḥ ”
- kākatālīyavat -
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kākatālīyavat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- prāptam -
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prāpta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prāpta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]prāptā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dṛṣṭvā -
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√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dṛś]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- nidhim -
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nidhi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- agrataḥ -
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agrataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]agratas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “na svayaṃ daivam ādatte puruṣārtham apekṣate ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- svayam -
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svayam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- daivam -
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daiva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]daiva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ādatte -
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ādatta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ādatta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ādattā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- puruṣārtham -
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puruṣārtha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ape -
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apa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ap (noun, neuter)[instrumental single], [dative single]apa (Preverb)[Preverb]apā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- īkṣate -
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√īkṣ (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 0.35
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 0.35 in Gujarati sript:
કાકતાલીયવત્ પ્રાપ્તં દૃષ્ટ્વાપિ નિધિમ્ અગ્રતઃ ।
ન સ્વયં દૈવમ્ આદત્તે પુરુષાર્થમ્ અપેક્ષતે ॥ ૩૫ ॥