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 2.129

विष-दग्धस्य भक्तस्य दन्तस्य चलितस्य च ।
अमात्यस्य च दुष्टस्य मूलाद् उद्धरणं सुखम् ॥ १२९ ॥

viṣa-dagdhasya bhaktasya dantasya calitasya ca |
amātyasya ca duṣṭasya mūlād uddharaṇaṃ sukham || 129 ||

The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 2.129 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 (2.129). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Visha, Dagdha, Bhakta, Danta, Calita, Amatya, Dushta, Mula, Uddharana, Sukham, Sukha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 2.129). 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: “viṣa-dagdhasya bhaktasya dantasya calitasya ca
  • viṣa -
  • viṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dagdhasya -
  • dagdha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    dagdha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • bhaktasya -
  • bhakta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    bhakta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • dantasya -
  • danta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • calitasya -
  • calita (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    calita (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “amātyasya ca duṣṭasya mūlād uddharaṇaṃ sukham
  • amātyasya -
  • amātya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • duṣṭasya -
  • duṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    duṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • mūlād -
  • mūla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    mūla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • uddharaṇam -
  • uddharaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uddharaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sukham -
  • sukham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sukhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 2.129

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 2.129 in Gujarati sript:
વિષ-દગ્ધસ્ય ભક્તસ્ય દન્તસ્ય ચલિતસ્ય ચ ।
અમાત્યસ્ય ચ દુષ્ટસ્ય મૂલાદ્ ઉદ્ધરણં સુખમ્ ॥ ૧૨૯ ॥

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