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 1.114

उत्तमस्यापि वर्णस्य नीचो ऽपि गृहम् आगतः ।
पूजनीयो यथा-योग्यं सर्व-देव-मयो ऽतिथिः ॥ ११४ ॥

uttamasyāpi varṇasya nīco 'pi gṛham āgataḥ |
pūjanīyo yathā-yogyaṃ sarva-deva-mayo 'tithiḥ || 114 ||

The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 1.114 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 (1.114). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Uttama, Api, Varna, Nica, Grih, Agata, Pujaniya, Yatha, Yogya, Yogi, Sarva, Deva, Maya, Mayas, Mayu, Atithi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 1.114). 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: “uttamasyāpi varṇasya nīco 'pi gṛham āgataḥ
  • uttamasyā -
  • uttama (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    uttama (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • varṇasya -
  • varṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    varṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • nīco' -
  • nīca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • gṛham -
  • gṛha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    gṛhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    gṛh (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • āgataḥ -
  • āgata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “pūjanīyo yathā-yogyaṃ sarva-deva-mayo 'tithiḥ
  • pūjanīyo* -
  • pūjanīya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pūj -> pūjanīya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pūj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pūj class 10 verb]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • yogyam -
  • yogya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yogya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yogyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    yuj -> yogya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
    yuj -> yogya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
    yogī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • sarva -
  • sarva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • deva -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    devan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    div (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • mayo' -
  • mayas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    maya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mayu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • atithiḥ -
  • atithi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 1.114

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 1.114 in Gujarati sript:
ઉત્તમસ્યાપિ વર્ણસ્ય નીચો ઽપિ ગૃહમ્ આગતઃ ।
પૂજનીયો યથા-યોગ્યં સર્વ-દેવ-મયો ઽતિથિઃ ॥ ૧૧૪ ॥

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