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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 2.179
धर्मार्थ-काम-तत्त्वज्ञो नैकान्त-करुणो भवेत् ।
नहि हस्तस्थम् अप्य् अन्नं क्षमावान् भक्षितुं क्षमः ॥ १७९ ॥
dharmārtha-kāma-tattvajño naikānta-karuṇo bhavet |
nahi hastastham apy annaṃ kṣamāvān bhakṣituṃ kṣamaḥ || 179 ||
The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 2.179 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 (2.179). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Dharmartha, Kama, Tattvajna, Naika, Karuna, Nahi, Hastastha, Anna, Kshamavat, Ksham, Kshama,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 2.179). 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: “dharmārtha-kāma-tattvajño naikānta-karuṇo bhavet ”
- dharmārtha -
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dharmārtha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kāma -
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kāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kāma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tattvajño* -
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tattvajña (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- naikān -
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naika (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]
- karuṇo* -
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karuṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhavet -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “nahi hastastham apy annaṃ kṣamāvān bhakṣituṃ kṣamaḥ ”
- nahi -
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nahi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]nahi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nahi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- hastastham -
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hastastha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hastastha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hastasthā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Cannot analyse apy*an
- annam -
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anna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]annā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kṣamāvān -
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kṣamāvat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhakṣitum -
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√bhakṣ -> bhakṣitum (infinitive)[infinitive from √bhakṣ]
- kṣamaḥ -
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kṣam (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]kṣama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 2.179
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 2.179 in Gujarati sript:
ધર્માર્થ-કામ-તત્ત્વજ્ઞો નૈકાન્ત-કરુણો ભવેત્ ।
નહિ હસ્તસ્થમ્ અપ્ય્ અન્નં ક્ષમાવાન્ ભક્ષિતું ક્ષમઃ ॥ ૧૭૯ ॥