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 1.167

निपानम् इव मण्डूकाः सरः पूर्णम् इवाण्डजाः ।
सोद्योगं नरम् आयान्ति विवशाः सर्व-सम्पदः ॥ १६७ ॥

nipānam iva maṇḍūkāḥ saraḥ pūrṇam ivāṇḍajāḥ |
sodyogaṃ naram āyānti vivaśāḥ sarva-sampadaḥ || 167 ||

The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 1.167 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 (1.167). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nipana, Iva, Manduka, Sara, Saras, Purna, Andaja, Sodyoga, Nara, Ayat, Vivasha, Sarva, Sampad, Sampada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 1.167). 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: “nipānam iva maṇḍūkāḥ saraḥ pūrṇam ivāṇḍajāḥ
  • nipānam -
  • nipāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • maṇḍūkāḥ -
  • maṇḍūka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • saraḥ -
  • saras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pūrṇam -
  • pūrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pūrṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 9 verb]
    pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [nominative single from √pṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 9 verb]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aṇḍajāḥ -
  • aṇḍaja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    aṇḍajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “sodyogaṃ naram āyānti vivaśāḥ sarva-sampadaḥ
  • sodyogam -
  • sodyoga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sodyoga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sodyogā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • naram -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    narā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āyānti -
  • āyāt (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vivaśāḥ -
  • vivaśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vivaśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sarva -
  • sarva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • sampadaḥ -
  • sampad (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sampada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 1.167

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 1.167 in Gujarati sript:
નિપાનમ્ ઇવ મણ્ડૂકાઃ સરઃ પૂર્ણમ્ ઇવાણ્ડજાઃ ।
સોદ્યોગં નરમ્ આયાન્તિ વિવશાઃ સર્વ-સમ્પદઃ ॥ ૧૬૭ ॥

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