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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 1.186
अम्भांसि जल-जन्तूनां दुर्गं दुर्ग-निवासिनाम् ।
स्व-भूमिः श्वापदादीनां राज्ञां सैन्यं परं बलम् ॥ १८६ ॥
ambhāṃsi jala-jantūnāṃ durgaṃ durga-nivāsinām |
sva-bhūmiḥ śvāpadādīnāṃ rājñāṃ sainyaṃ paraṃ balam || 186 ||
The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 1.186 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 (1.186). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Ambhas, Jala, Jantu, Durga, Nivasin, Sva, Svan, Bhumi, Shvapada, Rajan, Sainya, Param, Para, Bala,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 1.186). 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: “ambhāṃsi jala-jantūnāṃ durgaṃ durga-nivāsinām ”
- ambhāṃsi -
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ambhas (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- jala -
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jala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√jal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- jantūnām -
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jantu (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- durgam -
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durga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]durga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]durgā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- durga -
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durga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]durga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nivāsinām -
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nivāsin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]nivāsin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “sva-bhūmiḥ śvāpadādīnāṃ rājñāṃ sainyaṃ paraṃ balam ”
- sva -
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sva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]svan (noun, masculine)[compound]svan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- bhūmiḥ -
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bhūmi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]bhūmi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śvāpadād -
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śvāpada (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]śvāpada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- īnām -
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i (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]ī (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]ī (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- rājñām -
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rājan (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- sainyam -
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sainya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sainya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sainyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- param -
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param (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]para (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- balam -
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bala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]balā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 1.186
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 1.186 in Gujarati sript:
અમ્ભાંસિ જલ-જન્તૂનાં દુર્ગં દુર્ગ-નિવાસિનામ્ ।
સ્વ-ભૂમિઃ શ્વાપદાદીનાં રાજ્ઞાં સૈન્યં પરં બલમ્ ॥ ૧૮૬ ॥