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 1.151

निज-सौख्यं निरुन्धानो यो धनार्जनम् इच्छति ।
परार्थ-भार-वाहीव स क्लेशस्यैव भाजनम् ॥ १५१ ॥

nija-saukhyaṃ nirundhāno yo dhanārjanam icchati |
parārtha-bhāra-vāhīva sa kleśasyaiva bhājanam || 151 ||

The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 1.151 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 (1.151). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nija, Saukhya, Nirundhana, Yah, Dhanarjana, Icchat, Parartha, Bhara, Vahi, Vahin, Iva, Klesha, Bhajana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 1.151). 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: “nija-saukhyaṃ nirundhāno yo dhanārjanam icchati
  • nija -
  • nija (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nija (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saukhyam -
  • saukhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nirundhāno* -
  • nirundhāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhanārjanam -
  • dhanārjana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • icchati -
  • iṣ -> icchat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ (verb class 6)
    [present active third single]
  • Line 2: “parārtha-bhāra-vāhīva sa kleśasyaiva bhājanam
  • parārtha -
  • parārtha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    parārtha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhāra -
  • bhāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāhī -
  • vāhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vāhin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    vāhin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vāhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vāhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kleśasyai -
  • kleśa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kleś (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • bhājanam -
  • bhājana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhājana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhājanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 1.151

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 1.151 in Gujarati sript:
નિજ-સૌખ્યં નિરુન્ધાનો યો ધનાર્જનમ્ ઇચ્છતિ ।
પરાર્થ-ભાર-વાહીવ સ ક્લેશસ્યૈવ ભાજનમ્ ॥ ૧૫૧ ॥

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