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 1.128

वरं विभव-हीनेन प्राणैः सन्तर्पितो ऽनलः ।
नोपचार-परिभ्रष्टः कृपणः प्रार्थ्यते जनः ॥ १२८ ॥

varaṃ vibhava-hīnena prāṇaiḥ santarpito 'nalaḥ |
nopacāra-paribhraṣṭaḥ kṛpaṇaḥ prārthyate janaḥ || 128 ||

The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 1.128 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 (1.128). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Varam, Vara, Vibhava, Hina, Prana, Santarpita, Anala, Nri, Upacara, Paribhrashta, Kripana, Prarthin, Prarthya, Jana, Janas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 1.128). 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: “varaṃ vibhava-hīnena prāṇaiḥ santarpito 'nalaḥ
  • varam -
  • varam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vibhava -
  • vibhava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vibhava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hīnena -
  • hīna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    hīna (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    -> hīna (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √ class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √ class 3 verb]
    -> hīna (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √ class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √ class 3 verb]
  • prāṇaiḥ -
  • prāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    prāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • santarpito' -
  • santarpita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • analaḥ -
  • anala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nal (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • Line 2: “nopacāra-paribhraṣṭaḥ kṛpaṇaḥ prārthyate janaḥ
  • no -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • upacāra -
  • upacāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paribhraṣṭaḥ -
  • paribhraṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛpaṇaḥ -
  • kṛpaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prārthya -
  • prārthin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    prārthin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    prārthya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prārthya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ate -
  • janaḥ -
  • janas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    jana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 1.128

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 1.128 in Gujarati sript:
વરં વિભવ-હીનેન પ્રાણૈઃ સન્તર્પિતો ઽનલઃ ।
નોપચાર-પરિભ્રષ્ટઃ કૃપણઃ પ્રાર્થ્યતે જનઃ ॥ ૧૨૮ ॥

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