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 1.155

न देवाय न विप्राय न बन्धुभ्यो न चात्मने ।
कृपणस्य धनं याति वह्नि-तस्कर-पार्थिवैः ॥ १५५ ॥

na devāya na viprāya na bandhubhyo na cātmane |
kṛpaṇasya dhanaṃ yāti vahni-taskara-pārthivaiḥ || 155 ||

The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 1.155 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 (1.155). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Deva, Vipra, Bandhu, Mana, Kripana, Dhana, Yat, Yati, Taskara, Parthiva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 1.155). 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: “na devāya na viprāya na bandhubhyo na cātmane
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • devāya -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viprāya -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    vipra (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bandhubhyo* -
  • bandhu (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    bandhū (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cāt -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • mane -
  • mana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    manā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “kṛpaṇasya dhanaṃ yāti vahni-taskara-pārthivaiḥ
  • 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]
  • yāti -
  • yāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yāt (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yāt (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • vahni -
  • vahni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • taskara -
  • taskara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pārthivaiḥ -
  • pārthiva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    pārthiva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 1.155

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 1.155 in Gujarati sript:
ન દેવાય ન વિપ્રાય ન બન્ધુભ્યો ન ચાત્મને ।
કૃપણસ્ય ધનં યાતિ વહ્નિ-તસ્કર-પાર્થિવૈઃ ॥ ૧૫૫ ॥

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