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.

अल्पेच्छुर् धृतिमान् प्राज्ञश् छायेवानुगतः सदा ।
आदिष्टो न विकल्पेत स राज-वसतिं वसेत् ॥ ५६ ॥

alpecchur dhṛtimān prājñaś chāyevānugataḥ sadā |
ādiṣṭo na vikalpeta sa rāja-vasatiṃ vaset || 56 ||

The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 2.56 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 (2.56). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Alpecchu, Dhritimat, Prajna, Cha, Chaya, Ivat, Uksh, Atah, Sada, Sad, Adishta, Vikalpa, Ita, Raja, Vasati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 2.56). 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: “alpecchur dhṛtimān prājñaś chāyevānugataḥ sadā
  • alpecchur -
  • alpecchu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    alpecchu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhṛtimān -
  • dhṛtimat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prājñaś -
  • prājña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • chāye -
  • chāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    chāya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    cha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    cha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    chāyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • īvān -
  • īvat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ug -
  • ukṣ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ukṣ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ataḥ -
  • ataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sadā -
  • sadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ādiṣṭo na vikalpeta sa rāja-vasatiṃ vaset
  • ādiṣṭo* -
  • ādiṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vikalpe -
  • vikalpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    vikalpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vikalpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ita -
  • ita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    i -> ita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rāja -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    rāj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vasatim -
  • vasati (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    vasati (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vaset -
  • vas (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 2.56

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 2.56 in Gujarati sript:
અલ્પેચ્છુર્ ધૃતિમાન્ પ્રાજ્ઞશ્ છાયેવાનુગતઃ સદા ।
આદિષ્ટો ન વિકલ્પેત સ રાજ-વસતિં વસેત્ ॥ ૫૬ ॥

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