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.

एतावज् जन्मसाफल्यं देहिनाम् इह देहिषु ।
प्राणैर् अर्थैर् धिया वाचा श्रेय एवाचरेत् सदा ॥ २२ ॥

etāvaj janmasāphalyaṃ dehinām iha dehiṣu |
prāṇair arthair dhiyā vācā śreya evācaret sadā || 22 ||

The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 2.22 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 (2.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Janmasaphalya, Dehin, Iha, Prana, Artha, Dhi, Vaca, Vac, Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya, Eva, Sada, Sad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 2.22). 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: “etāvaj janmasāphalyaṃ dehinām iha dehiṣu
  • Cannot analyse etāvaj*ja
  • janmasāphalyam -
  • janmasāphalya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dehinām -
  • dehin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    dehin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • dehiṣu -
  • dehin (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    dehin (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • Line 2: “prāṇair arthair dhiyā vācā śreya evācaret sadā
  • prāṇair -
  • prāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    prāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • arthair -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • dhiyā* -
  • dhī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • vācā -
  • vācā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vāc (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    vācā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śreya* -
  • śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    śreyas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śreyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]
    śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]
    śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]
    śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
  • evā -
  • evā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • caret -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • sadā -
  • sadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 2.22

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 2.22 in Gujarati sript:
એતાવજ્ જન્મસાફલ્યં દેહિનામ્ ઇહ દેહિષુ ।
પ્રાણૈર્ અર્થૈર્ ધિયા વાચા શ્રેય એવાચરેત્ સદા ॥ ૨૨ ॥

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