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 1.171

वृत्त्य्-अर्थं नातिचेष्टते सा हि धात्रैव निर्मिता ।
गर्भाद् उत्पतिते जन्तौ मातुः प्रस्रवतः स्तनौ ॥ १७१ ॥

vṛtty-arthaṃ nāticeṣṭate sā hi dhātraiva nirmitā |
garbhād utpatite jantau mātuḥ prasravataḥ stanau || 171 ||

The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 1.171 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 (1.171). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Artha, Nati, Dhatri, Dhatra, Nirmita, Garbha, Utpatita, Jantu, Janta, Matri, Matu, Prasravat, Stana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 1.171). 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: “vṛtty-arthaṃ nāticeṣṭate hi dhātraiva nirmitā
  • Cannot analyse vṛtty*ar
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nāti -
  • nāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nāti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ceṣṭate -
  • ceṣṭ (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • dhātrai -
  • dhātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [instrumental single]
    dhātra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhātra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • nirmitā -
  • nirmitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “garbhād utpatite jantau mātuḥ prasravataḥ stanau
  • garbhād -
  • garbha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • utpatite -
  • utpatita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    utpatita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    utpatitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • jantau -
  • jantu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jam -> janta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √jam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √jam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √jam class 1 verb]
  • mātuḥ -
  • mātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    mātu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • prasravataḥ -
  • prasravat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    prasravat (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    prasravat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • stanau -
  • stana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 1.171

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 1.171 in Gujarati sript:
વૃત્ત્ય્-અર્થં નાતિચેષ્ટતે સા હિ ધાત્રૈવ નિર્મિતા ।
ગર્ભાદ્ ઉત્પતિતે જન્તૌ માતુઃ પ્રસ્રવતઃ સ્તનૌ ॥ ૧૭૧ ॥

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