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Hitopadesha [sanskrit]
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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 2.65
कल्पयति येन वृत्तिं येन च लोके प्रशस्यते ।
स गुणस् तेन गुणिना रक्ष्यः संवर्धनीयश् च ॥ ६५ ॥
kalpayati yena vṛttiṃ yena ca loke praśasyate |
sa guṇas tena guṇinā rakṣyaḥ saṃvardhanīyaś ca || 65 ||
The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 2.65 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 (2.65). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kalpayat, Yena, Yah, Yat, Vritti, Loka, Prashasyata, Guna, Tad, Tena, Gunin, Guni, Rakshi, Rakshya, Samvardhaniya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 2.65). 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: “kalpayati yena vṛttiṃ yena ca loke praśasyate ”
- kalpayati -
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√kḷp -> kalpayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kḷp]√kḷp -> kalpayat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √kḷp]√kḷp (verb class 0)[present active third single]
- yena -
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yena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- vṛttim -
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vṛtti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- yena -
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yena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- loke -
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loka (noun, masculine)[locative single]√lok (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- praśasyate -
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praśasyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “sa guṇas tena guṇinā rakṣyaḥ saṃvardhanīyaś ca ”
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- guṇas -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tena -
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tena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√tan (verb class 8)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- guṇinā -
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guṇin (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]guṇin (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]guṇī (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- rakṣyaḥ -
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rakṣī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]rakṣya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√rakṣ -> rakṣya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rakṣ]
- saṃvardhanīyaś -
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saṃvardhanīya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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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 2.65
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 2.65 in Gujarati sript:
કલ્પયતિ યેન વૃત્તિં યેન ચ લોકે પ્રશસ્યતે ।
સ ગુણસ્ તેન ગુણિના રક્ષ્યઃ સંવર્ધનીયશ્ ચ ॥ ૬૫ ॥