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.

जल-बिन्दु-निपातेन क्रमशः पूर्यते घटः ।
स हेतुः सर्व-विद्यानां धर्मस्य च धनस्य च ॥ १० ॥

jala-bindu-nipātena kramaśaḥ pūryate ghaṭaḥ |
sa hetuḥ sarva-vidyānāṃ dharmasya ca dhanasya ca || 10 ||

The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 2.10 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 (2.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jala, Nipata, Kramashah, Kramashas, Ghata, Hetri, Hetu, Sarva, Vidya, Dharma, Dhana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 2.10). 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: “jala-bindu-nipātena kramaśaḥ pūryate ghaṭaḥ
  • jala -
  • jala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bindu -
  • bindu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • nipātena -
  • nipāta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • kramaśaḥ -
  • kramaśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kramaśas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pūryate -
  • pṝ (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
    pṝ (verb class 6)
    [present passive third single]
    pṝ (verb class 9)
    [present passive third single]
    pṝ (verb class 0)
    [present passive third single]
  • ghaṭaḥ -
  • ghaṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sa hetuḥ sarva-vidyānāṃ dharmasya ca dhanasya ca
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hetuḥ -
  • hetṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    hetu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarva -
  • sarva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • vidyānām -
  • vidya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    vidyā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • dharmasya -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhanasya -
  • dhana (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    dhana (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 2.10

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 2.10 in Gujarati sript:
જલ-બિન્દુ-નિપાતેન ક્રમશઃ પૂર્યતે ઘટઃ ।
સ હેતુઃ સર્વ-વિદ્યાનાં ધર્મસ્ય ચ ધનસ્ય ચ ॥ ૧૦ ॥

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