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 2.130

यः कुर्यात् सचिवायत्तां श्रियं तद्-व्यसने सति ।
सो ऽन्धवज् जगती-पालः सीदेत् सञ्चारकैर् विना ॥ १३० ॥

yaḥ kuryāt sacivāyattāṃ śriyaṃ tad-vyasane sati |
so 'ndhavaj jagatī-pālaḥ sīdet sañcārakair vinā || 130 ||

The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 2.130 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 (2.130). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Saciva, Tta, Shri, Shriya, Tad, Tat, Vyasana, Sat, Sati, Jagat, Jagati, Pala, Sancaraka, Vina,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 2.130). 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: “yaḥ kuryāt sacivāyattāṃ śriyaṃ tad-vyasane sati
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kuryāt -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • sacivāya -
  • saciva (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • ttām -
  • ttā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śriyam -
  • śriyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śriya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śriya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śrī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vyasane -
  • vyasana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • sati -
  • satī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    sati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “so 'ndhavaj jagatī-pālaḥ sīdet sañcārakair vinā
  • Cannot analyse so'ndhavaj*ja
  • jagatī -
  • jagatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    jagat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • pālaḥ -
  • pāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sīdet -
  • sad (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • sañcārakair -
  • sañcāraka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sañcāraka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vinā -
  • vinā (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    vinā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 2.130

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 2.130 in Gujarati sript:
યઃ કુર્યાત્ સચિવાયત્તાં શ્રિયં તદ્-વ્યસને સતિ ।
સો ઽન્ધવજ્ જગતી-પાલઃ સીદેત્ સઞ્ચારકૈર્ વિના ॥ ૧૩૦ ॥

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