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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 1.35
अल्पानाम् अपि वस्तूनां संहतिः कार्य-साधिका ।
तृणैर् गुणत्वम् आपन्नैर् बध्यन्ते मत्त-दन्तिनः ॥ ३५ ॥
alpānām api vastūnāṃ saṃhatiḥ kārya-sādhikā |
tṛṇair guṇatvam āpannair badhyante matta-dantinaḥ || 35 ||
The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 1.35 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:
Buy now! English translation by Satya Narayana dasa (1997)
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.35). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Alpa, Api, Vastu, Samhati, Karya, Sadhika, Trina, Gunatva, Apanna, Matta, Dantin,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 1.35). 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: “alpānām api vastūnāṃ saṃhatiḥ kārya-sādhikā ”
- alpānām -
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alpa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]alpa (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]alpā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- vastūnām -
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vastu (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]vastu (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- saṃhatiḥ -
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saṃhati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kārya -
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kārya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kārya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[compound from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[compound from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
- sādhikā -
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sādhikā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “tṛṇair guṇatvam āpannair badhyante matta-dantinaḥ ”
- tṛṇair -
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tṛṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]tṛṇa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- guṇatvam -
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guṇatva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- āpannair -
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āpanna (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]āpanna (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- badhyante -
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√bandh (verb class 1)[present passive third plural]√bandh (verb class 4)[present passive third plural]√bandh (verb class 9)[present passive third plural]
- matta -
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matta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]matta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√mad -> matta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √mad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mad class 3 verb], [vocative single from √mad class 4 verb]√mad -> matta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √mad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mad class 3 verb], [vocative single from √mad class 4 verb]
- dantinaḥ -
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dantin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]dantin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 1.35
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 1.35 in Gujarati sript:
અલ્પાનામ્ અપિ વસ્તૂનાં સંહતિઃ કાર્ય-સાધિકા ।
તૃણૈર્ ગુણત્વમ્ આપન્નૈર્ બધ્યન્તે મત્ત-દન્તિનઃ ॥ ૩૫ ॥