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.

अञ्जनस्य क्षयं दृष्ट्वा वल्मीकस्य च सञ्चयम् ।
अवन्ध्यं दिवसं कुर्याद् दानाध्ययन-कर्मभिः ॥ १२ ॥

añjanasya kṣayaṃ dṛṣṭvā valmīkasya ca sañcayam |
avandhyaṃ divasaṃ kuryād dānādhyayana-karmabhiḥ || 12 ||

The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 2.12 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 (2.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Anjana, Kshaya, Valmika, Sancaya, Avandhya, Divasa, Daman, Dana, Adhyayana, Karman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 2.12). 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: “añjanasya kṣayaṃ dṛṣṭvā valmīkasya ca sañcayam
  • añjanasya -
  • añjana (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    añjana (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • kṣayam -
  • kṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • valmīkasya -
  • valmīka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    valmīka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sañcayam -
  • sañcaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “avandhyaṃ divasaṃ kuryād dānādhyayana-karmabhiḥ
  • avandhyam -
  • avandhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    avandhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    avandhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • divasam -
  • divasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • kuryād -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • dānā -
  • dāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dāman (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    dāman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    dān (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • adhyayana -
  • adhyayana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • karmabhiḥ -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 2.12

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 2.12 in Gujarati sript:
અઞ્જનસ્ય ક્ષયં દૃષ્ટ્વા વલ્મીકસ્ય ચ સઞ્ચયમ્ ।
અવન્ધ્યં દિવસં કુર્યાદ્ દાનાધ્યયન-કર્મભિઃ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

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