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 2.149

अङ्गाङ्गि-भावम् अज्ञात्वा कथं सामर्थ्य-निर्णयः ।
पश्य टिट्टिभ-मात्रेण समुद्रो व्याकुलीकृतः ॥ १४९ ॥

aṅgāṅgi-bhāvam ajñātvā kathaṃ sāmarthya-nirṇayaḥ |
paśya ṭiṭṭibha-mātreṇa samudro vyākulīkṛtaḥ || 149 ||

The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 2.149 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 (2.149). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Angangi, Bhava, Ajnatva, Katham, Katha, Samarthya, Nirnaya, Pashya, Tittibha, Matra, Samudra, Vyakulikrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 2.149). 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: “aṅgāṅgi-bhāvam ajñātvā kathaṃ sāmarthya-nirṇayaḥ
  • aṅgāṅgi -
  • aṅgāṅgi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhāvam -
  • bhāva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhū -> bhāvam (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhū]
  • ajñātvā -
  • ajñātvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sāmarthya -
  • sāmarthya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nirṇayaḥ -
  • nirṇaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “paśya ṭiṭṭibha-mātreṇa samudro vyākulīkṛtaḥ
  • paśya -
  • paśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
  • ṭiṭṭibha -
  • ṭiṭṭibha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṭiṭṭibha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mātreṇa -
  • mātra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mātra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • samudro* -
  • samudra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vyākulīkṛtaḥ -
  • vyākulīkṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 2.149

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 2.149 in Gujarati sript:
અઙ્ગાઙ્ગિ-ભાવમ્ અજ્ઞાત્વા કથં સામર્થ્ય-નિર્ણયઃ ।
પશ્ય ટિટ્ટિભ-માત્રેણ સમુદ્રો વ્યાકુલીકૃતઃ ॥ ૧૪૯ ॥

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