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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 2.103
प्राप्तार्थ-ग्रहणं द्रव्य-परीवर्तो ऽनुरोधनम् ।
उपेक्षा बुद्धि-हीनत्वं भोगो ऽमात्यस्य दूषणम् ॥ १०३ ॥
prāptārtha-grahaṇaṃ dravya-parīvarto 'nurodhanam |
upekṣā buddhi-hīnatvaṃ bhogo 'mātyasya dūṣaṇam || 103 ||
The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 2.103 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 (2.103). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Praptartha, Grahana, Dravya, Parivarta, Anurodhana, Upeksha, Hinatva, Bhoga, Amatya, Dushana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 2.103). 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: “prāptārtha-grahaṇaṃ dravya-parīvarto 'nurodhanam ”
- prāptārtha -
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prāptārtha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prāptārtha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- grahaṇam -
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grahaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]grahaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]grahaṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dravya -
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dravya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dravya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- parīvarto' -
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parīvarta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- anurodhanam -
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anurodhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “upekṣā buddhi-hīnatvaṃ bhogo 'mātyasya dūṣaṇam ”
- upekṣā* -
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upekṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]upekṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- buddhi -
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buddhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- hīnatvam -
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hīnatva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- bhogo' -
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bhoga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- amātyasya -
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amātya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- dūṣaṇam -
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dūṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dūṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dūṣaṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 2.103
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 2.103 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રાપ્તાર્થ-ગ્રહણં દ્રવ્ય-પરીવર્તો ઽનુરોધનમ્ ।
ઉપેક્ષા બુદ્ધિ-હીનત્વં ભોગો ઽમાત્યસ્ય દૂષણમ્ ॥ ૧૦૩ ॥