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.

सर्व-हिंसा-निवृत्ता ये नराः सर्व-सहाश् च ये ।
सर्वस्याश्रय-भूताश् च ते नराः स्वर्ग-गामिनः ॥ ६५ ॥

sarva-hiṃsā-nivṛttā ye narāḥ sarva-sahāś ca ye |
sarvasyāśraya-bhūtāś ca te narāḥ svarga-gāminaḥ || 65 ||

The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 1.65 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 (1.65). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sarva, Himsa, Nivritta, Yah, Yat, Nara, Saha, Sahas, Ashraya, Bhuta, Tad, Yushmad, Svarga, Gamin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 1.65). 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: “sarva-hiṃsā-nivṛttā ye narāḥ sarva-sahāś ca ye
  • sarva -
  • sarva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • hiṃsā* -
  • hiṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    hiṃsā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nivṛttā* -
  • nivṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nivṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • narāḥ -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    narā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sarva -
  • sarva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • sahāś -
  • saha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sahas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “sarvasyāśraya-bhūtāś ca te narāḥ svarga-gāminaḥ
  • sarvasyā -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • āśraya -
  • āśraya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āśraya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhūtāś -
  • bhūta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • narāḥ -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    narā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • svarga -
  • svarga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svarga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gāminaḥ -
  • gāmin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gāmin (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 1.65

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 1.65 in Gujarati sript:
સર્વ-હિંસા-નિવૃત્તા યે નરાઃ સર્વ-સહાશ્ ચ યે ।
સર્વસ્યાશ્રય-ભૂતાશ્ ચ તે નરાઃ સ્વર્ગ-ગામિનઃ ॥ ૬૫ ॥

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