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 1.146

संसार-विषय-वृक्षस्य द्वे एव रसवत् फले ।
काव्यामृत-रसास्वादः सङ्गमः सज्जनैः सह ॥ १४६ ॥

saṃsāra-viṣaya-vṛkṣasya dve eva rasavat phale |
kāvyāmṛta-rasāsvādaḥ saṅgamaḥ sajjanaiḥ saha || 146 ||

The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 1.146 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 (1.146). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Samsara, Vishaya, Vriksha, Dva, Eva, Rasavat, Phala, Phali, Kavyamrita, Rasasvada, Sangama, Sajjana, Saha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 1.146). 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: “saṃsāra-viṣaya-vṛkṣasya dve eva rasavat phale
  • saṃsāra -
  • saṃsāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viṣaya -
  • viṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vṛkṣasya -
  • vṛkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • dve -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    dva (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rasavat -
  • rasavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    rasavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • phale -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    phalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    phali (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “kāvyāmṛta-rasāsvādaḥ saṅgamaḥ sajjanaiḥ saha
  • kāvyāmṛta -
  • kāvyāmṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rasāsvādaḥ -
  • rasāsvāda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • saṅgamaḥ -
  • saṅgama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sajjanaiḥ -
  • sajjana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sajjana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • saha -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 1.146

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 1.146 in Gujarati sript:
સંસાર-વિષય-વૃક્ષસ્ય દ્વે એવ રસવત્ ફલે ।
કાવ્યામૃત-રસાસ્વાદઃ સઙ્ગમઃ સજ્જનૈઃ સહ ॥ ૧૪૬ ॥

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