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 0.41

हीयते हि मतिस् तात हीनैः सह समागमात् ।
समैश् च समताम् एति विशिष्टैश् च विशिष्टताम् ॥ ४१ ॥

hīyate hi matis tāta hīnaiḥ saha samāgamāt |
samaiś ca samatām eti viśiṣṭaiś ca viśiṣṭatām || 41 ||

The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 0.41 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 (0.41). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mati, Tata, Hina, Saha, Samagama, Sama, Samata, Samat, Vishishta, Vishishtata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 0.41). 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: “hīyate hi matis tāta hīnaiḥ saha samāgamāt
  • hīyate -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
    hi (verb class 5)
    [present passive third single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • matis -
  • mati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tāta -
  • tāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hīnaiḥ -
  • hīna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    hīna (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    -> hīna (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √ class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √ class 3 verb]
    -> hīna (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √ class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √ class 3 verb]
  • saha -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • samāgamāt -
  • samāgama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “samaiś ca samatām eti viśiṣṭaiś ca viśiṣṭatām
  • samaiś -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samatām -
  • samatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    sam -> samat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √sam class 1 verb]
    sam -> samat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √sam class 1 verb]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
  • eti -
  • eti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • viśiṣṭaiś -
  • viśiṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    viśiṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viśiṣṭatām -
  • viśiṣṭatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 0.41

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 0.41 in Gujarati sript:
હીયતે હિ મતિસ્ તાત હીનૈઃ સહ સમાગમાત્ ।
સમૈશ્ ચ સમતામ્ એતિ વિશિષ્ટૈશ્ ચ વિશિષ્ટતામ્ ॥ ૪૧ ॥

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