![Hitopadesha [sanskrit] - book cover](/uploads/a/Hitopadesha.jpg)
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 2.183
सत्यानृता च परुषा प्रिय-वादिनी च हिंस्रा दयालुर् अपि चार्थ-परा वदान्या ।
नित्य-व्यया प्रचुर-रत्न-धनागमा च वाराङ्गनेव नृप-नीतिर् अनेक-रूपा ॥ १८३ ॥
satyānṛtā ca paruṣā priya-vādinī ca hiṃsrā dayālur api cārtha-parā vadānyā |
nitya-vyayā pracura-ratna-dhanāgamā ca vārāṅganeva nṛpa-nītir aneka-rūpā || 183 ||
The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 2.183 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 (2.183). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Satyanrita, Parusha, Parus, Priya, Vadi, Vadin, Vadini, Himsra, Dayalu, Api, Artha, Para, Vadanya, Nitya, Vyaya, Pracura, Ratna, Varangana, Iva, Nripa, Niti, Aneka, Rupa,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 2.183). 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: “satyānṛtā ca paruṣā priya-vādinī ca hiṃsrā dayālur api cārtha-parā vadānyā ”
- satyānṛtā -
-
satyānṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ca -
-
ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- paruṣā -
-
paruṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]parus (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- priya -
-
priya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]priya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vādinī -
-
vādinī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]vādi (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vādin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vādī (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ca -
-
ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hiṃsrā* -
-
hiṃsra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]hiṃsrā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dayālur -
-
dayālu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]dayālu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- api -
-
api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- cā -
-
ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- artha -
-
artha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]artha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√arth (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- parā* -
-
para (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]parā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vadānyā -
-
vadānyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “nitya-vyayā pracura-ratna-dhanāgamā ca vārāṅganeva nṛpa-nītir aneka-rūpā ”
- nitya -
-
nitya (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]nitya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nitya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vyayā -
-
vyayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- pracura -
-
pracura (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pracura (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ratna -
-
ratna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ratna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhanāgamā -
-
- ca -
-
ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vārāṅgane -
-
vārāṅganā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iva -
-
iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- nṛpa -
-
nṛpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- nītir -
-
nīti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aneka -
-
aneka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]aneka (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- rūpā -
-
rūpā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 2.183
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.
Buy now!
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 2.183 in Gujarati sript:
સત્યાનૃતા ચ પરુષા પ્રિય-વાદિની ચ હિંસ્રા દયાલુર્ અપિ ચાર્થ-પરા વદાન્યા ।
નિત્ય-વ્યયા પ્રચુર-રત્ન-ધનાગમા ચ વારાઙ્ગનેવ નૃપ-નીતિર્ અનેક-રૂપા ॥ ૧૮૩ ॥