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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 1.125
मनस्वी मिर्यते कामं कार्पण्यं न तु गच्छति ।
अपि निर्वाणम् आयाति नानलो याति शीतताम् ॥ १२५ ॥
manasvī miryate kāmaṃ kārpaṇyaṃ na tu gacchati |
api nirvāṇam āyāti nānalo yāti śītatām || 125 ||
The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 1.125 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 (1.125). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Manasvin, Manasvi, Kamam, Kama, Karpanya, Gacchat, Api, Nirvana, Ayat, Nana, Las, Yat, Yati, Shitata,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 1.125). 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: “manasvī miryate kāmaṃ kārpaṇyaṃ na tu gacchati ”
- manasvī -
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manasvī (noun, masculine)[compound]manasvī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]manasvin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Cannot analyse miryate*kā
- kāmam -
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kāmam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kāma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kāma (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāmā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kārpaṇyam -
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kārpaṇya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- gacchati -
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gacchat (noun, masculine)[locative single]gacchat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√gam (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- Line 2: “api nirvāṇam āyāti nānalo yāti śītatām ”
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- nirvāṇam -
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nirvāṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nirvāṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nirvāṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āyāti -
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āyāti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]āyāti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]āyāt (noun, masculine)[locative single]āyāt (noun, feminine)[locative single]āyāt (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- nāna -
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nāna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- lo* -
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las (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]las (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]la (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yāti -
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yāti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yāti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]yāti (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]yāt (noun, masculine)[locative single]yāt (noun, neuter)[locative single]√yā (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- śītatām -
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śītatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 1.125
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 1.125 in Gujarati sript:
મનસ્વી મિર્યતે કામં કાર્પણ્યં ન તુ ગચ્છતિ ।
અપિ નિર્વાણમ્ આયાતિ નાનલો યાતિ શીતતામ્ ॥ ૧૨૫ ॥