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 1.154

असम्भोगेन सामान्यं कृपणस्य धनं परैः ।
अस्येदम् इति सम्बन्धो हानौ दुःखेन गम्यते ॥ १५४ ॥

asambhogena sāmānyaṃ kṛpaṇasya dhanaṃ paraiḥ |
asyedam iti sambandho hānau duḥkhena gamyate || 154 ||

The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 1.154 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 (1.154). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asambhoga, Samanyam, Samanya, Kripana, Dhana, Para, Iti, Sambandha, Hanu, Hana, Hani, Duhkha, Gamyata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 1.154). 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: “asambhogena sāmānyaṃ kṛpaṇasya dhanaṃ paraiḥ
  • asambhogena -
  • asambhoga (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • sāmānyam -
  • sāmānyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sāmānya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sāmānya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sāmānyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kṛpaṇasya -
  • kṛpaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kṛpaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • dhanam -
  • dhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • paraiḥ -
  • para (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “asyedam iti sambandho hānau duḥkhena gamyate
  • asyed -
  • as (verb class 4)
    [optative active third single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • sambandho* -
  • sambandha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hānau -
  • hānu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    hāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    hāni (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    -> hāna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √ class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 3 verb]
    -> hāna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √ class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 3 verb]
  • duḥkhena -
  • duḥkha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    duḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • gamyate -
  • gamyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    gam (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    gam (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
    gam (verb class 0)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 1.154

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 1.154 in Gujarati sript:
અસમ્ભોગેન સામાન્યં કૃપણસ્ય ધનં પરૈઃ ।
અસ્યેદમ્ ઇતિ સમ્બન્ધો હાનૌ દુઃખેન ગમ્યતે ॥ ૧૫૪ ॥

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