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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.
Verse 2.115
नाग्निस् तृप्यति काष्ठानां नापगानां महोदधिः ।
नान्तकः सर्व-भूतानां न पुंसां वाम-लोचना ॥ ११५ ॥
nāgnis tṛpyati kāṣṭhānāṃ nāpagānāṃ mahodadhiḥ |
nāntakaḥ sarva-bhūtānāṃ na puṃsāṃ vāma-locanā || 115 ||
The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 2.115 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 (2.115). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Nri, Agni, Tripyat, Kashtha, Nabh, Aga, Mahodadhi, Kah, Sarva, Bhuta, Pums, Vama, Locana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 2.115). 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: “nāgnis tṛpyati kāṣṭhānāṃ nāpagānāṃ mahodadhiḥ ”
- nā -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- agnis -
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agni (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tṛpyati -
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tṛpyat (noun, masculine)[locative single]tṛpyat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√tṛp -> tṛpyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √tṛp class 4 verb]√tṛp -> tṛpyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √tṛp class 4 verb]√tṛp (verb class 4)[present active third single]
- kāṣṭhānām -
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kāṣṭha (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]kāṣṭha (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]kāṣṭhā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- nāp -
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nābh (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- agānām -
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aga (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]aga (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]agā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- mahodadhiḥ -
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mahodadhi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “nāntakaḥ sarva-bhūtānāṃ na puṃsāṃ vāma-locanā ”
- nān -
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na (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ta -
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ta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tan (noun, masculine)[compound]
- kaḥ -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sarva -
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sarva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sarva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- bhūtānām -
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bhūta (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]bhūta (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]bhūtā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- puṃsām -
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puṃs (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- vāma -
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vāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vāma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vā (verb class 2)[imperative active first plural]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active first plural]
- locanā -
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locanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 2.115
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 2.115 in Gujarati sript:
નાગ્નિસ્ તૃપ્યતિ કાષ્ઠાનાં નાપગાનાં મહોદધિઃ ।
નાન્તકઃ સર્વ-ભૂતાનાં ન પુંસાં વામ-લોચના ॥ ૧૧૫ ॥