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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 1.117
धनवान् बलवान् लोके सर्वः सर्वत्र सर्वदा ।
प्रभुत्वं धन-मूलं हि राज्ञाम् अप्य् उपजायते ॥ ११७ ॥
dhanavān balavān loke sarvaḥ sarvatra sarvadā |
prabhutvaṃ dhana-mūlaṃ hi rājñām apy upajāyate || 117 ||
The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 1.117 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 (1.117). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Dhanavat, Balavat, Loka, Sarva, Sarvatra, Sarvada, Prabhutva, Dhana, Mula, Rajan, Upaja, Tad, Yushmad,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 1.117). 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: “dhanavān balavān loke sarvaḥ sarvatra sarvadā ”
- dhanavān -
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dhanavat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- balavān -
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balavat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- loke -
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loka (noun, masculine)[locative single]√lok (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- sarvaḥ -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sarvatra -
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sarvatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sarvadā -
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sarvadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarvadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “prabhutvaṃ dhana-mūlaṃ hi rājñām apy upajāyate ”
- prabhutvam -
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prabhutva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- dhana -
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dhana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dhana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√dhan (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- mūlam -
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mūla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mūla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mūlā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- rājñām -
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rājan (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- Cannot analyse apy*up
- upajāya -
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upaja (noun, masculine)[dative single]upaja (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 1.117
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 1.117 in Gujarati sript:
ધનવાન્ બલવાન્ લોકે સર્વઃ સર્વત્ર સર્વદા ।
પ્રભુત્વં ધન-મૂલં હિ રાજ્ઞામ્ અપ્ય્ ઉપજાયતે ॥ ૧૧૭ ॥