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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 2.116
न दानेन न मानेन नार्जवेन न सेवया ।
न शस्त्रेण न शास्त्रेण सर्वथा विषमाः स्त्रियः ॥ ११६ ॥
na dānena na mānena nārjavena na sevayā |
na śastreṇa na śāstreṇa sarvathā viṣamāḥ striyaḥ || 116 ||
The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 2.116 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 (2.116). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Dana, Mana, Nri, Arjava, Seva, Shastra, Sarvatha, Vishama, Stri,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 2.116). 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: “na dānena na mānena nārjavena na sevayā ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dānena -
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dāna (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]dāna (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mānena -
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māna (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]māna (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]√man -> māna (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √man class 4 verb], [instrumental single from √man class 8 verb]√man -> māna (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √man class 4 verb], [instrumental single from √man class 8 verb]
- 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]
- ārjavena -
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ārjava (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ārjava (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sevayā -
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sevā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “na śastreṇa na śāstreṇa sarvathā viṣamāḥ striyaḥ ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śastreṇa -
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śastra (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]śastra (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śāstreṇa -
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śāstra (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- sarvathā -
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sarvathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- viṣamāḥ -
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viṣama (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]viṣamā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- striyaḥ -
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strī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 2.116
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 2.116 in Gujarati sript:
ન દાનેન ન માનેન નાર્જવેન ન સેવયા ।
ન શસ્ત્રેણ ન શાસ્ત્રેણ સર્વથા વિષમાઃ સ્ત્રિયઃ ॥ ૧૧૬ ॥