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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 1.175
यथाआमिषम् आकाशे पक्षिभिः श्वापदैर् भुवि ।
भक्ष्यते सलिले मत्स्यैस् तथा सर्वत्र वित्तवान् ॥ १७५ ॥
yathāāmiṣam ākāśe pakṣibhiḥ śvāpadair bhuvi |
bhakṣyate salile matsyais tathā sarvatra vittavān || 175 ||
The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 1.175 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:
Buy now! English translation by Satya Narayana dasa (1997)
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.175). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yatha, Amisha, Akashe, Akasha, Pakshi, Pakshin, Shvapada, Bhu, Salila, Matsya, Tatha, Sarvatra, Vittavat,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 1.175). 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: “yathāāmiṣam ākāśe pakṣibhiḥ śvāpadair bhuvi ”
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- āmiṣam -
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āmiṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ākāśe -
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ākāśe (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ākāśa (noun, masculine)[locative single]ākāśa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- pakṣibhiḥ -
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pakṣi (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]pakṣin (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]pakṣin (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]pakṣī (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- śvāpadair -
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śvāpada (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]śvāpada (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- bhuvi -
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bhū (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhū (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- Line 2: “bhakṣyate salile matsyais tathā sarvatra vittavān ”
- bhakṣyate -
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√bhaj (verb class 1)[future middle third single]√bhakṣ (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√bhakṣ (verb class 10)[present passive third single]√bhakṣ (verb class 0)[present passive third single]
- salile -
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salila (noun, masculine)[locative single]salila (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]salilā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- matsyais -
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matsya (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sarvatra -
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sarvatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vittavān -
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vittavat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√vid -> vittavat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vittavat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vid class 7 verb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 1.175
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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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
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.175 in Gujarati sript:
યથાઆમિષમ્ આકાશે પક્ષિભિઃ શ્વાપદૈર્ ભુવિ ।
ભક્ષ્યતે સલિલે મત્સ્યૈસ્ તથા સર્વત્ર વિત્તવાન્ ॥ ૧૭૫ ॥