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 1.139

असेवितेश्वर-द्वारम् अदृष्ट-विरह-व्यथम् ।
अनुक्त-क्लीब-वचनं धन्यं कस्यापि जीवनम् ॥ १३९ ॥

aseviteśvara-dvāram adṛṣṭa-viraha-vyatham |
anukta-klība-vacanaṃ dhanyaṃ kasyāpi jīvanam || 139 ||

The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 1.139 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 (1.139). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asevita, Ishvara, Dvara, Adrishta, Viraha, Anukta, Kliba, Vacana, Dhanya, Dhani, Kah, Kim, Api, Jivana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 1.139). 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: “aseviteśvara-dvāram adṛṣṭa-viraha-vyatham
  • asevite -
  • asevita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    asevita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    asevitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iśvara -
  • iśvara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    iśvara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dvāram -
  • dvāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dvāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • adṛṣṭa -
  • adṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dṛś (verb class 1)
    [aorist middle third single]
  • viraha -
  • viraha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vyatham -
  • vyathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “anukta-klība-vacanaṃ dhanyaṃ kasyāpi jīvanam
  • anukta -
  • anukta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anukta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • klība -
  • klība (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    klība (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    klīb (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vacanam -
  • vacana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vacana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vacanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dhanyam -
  • dhanya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhanya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dhanyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dhanī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • kasyā -
  • kas -> kasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kas]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • jīvanam -
  • jīvana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jīvana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jīvanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 1.139

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 1.139 in Gujarati sript:
અસેવિતેશ્વર-દ્વારમ્ અદૃષ્ટ-વિરહ-વ્યથમ્ ।
અનુક્ત-ક્લીબ-વચનં ધન્યં કસ્યાપિ જીવનમ્ ॥ ૧૩૯ ॥

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