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 3.1

हंसैः सह मयूराणां विग्रहे तुल्य-विक्रमे ।
विश्वास्य वञ्चिता हंसाः काकैः स्थित्वारि-मन्दिरे ॥ १ ॥

haṃsaiḥ saha mayūrāṇāṃ vigrahe tulya-vikrame |
viśvāsya vañcitā haṃsāḥ kākaiḥ sthitvāri-mandire || 1 ||

The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 3.1 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 (3.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Hamsa, Saha, Mayura, Vigraha, Tulya, Vikrama, Vishvasya, Vancita, Kaka, Sthitva, Ari, Arin, Mandira,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 3.1). 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: “haṃsaiḥ saha mayūrāṇāṃ vigrahe tulya-vikrame
  • haṃsaiḥ -
  • haṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • saha -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • mayūrāṇām -
  • mayūra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    mayūra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    mayūrā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • vigrahe -
  • vigraha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vigraha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vigrahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tulya -
  • tulya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tulya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tul -> tulya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √tul class 10 verb]
    tul -> tulya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √tul class 10 verb]
  • vikrame -
  • vikrama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “viśvāsya vañcitā haṃsāḥ kākaiḥ sthitvāri-mandire
  • viśvāsya -
  • viśvāsya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viśvāsya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vañcitā* -
  • vañcita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vañcitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vañc -> vañcita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vañc], [vocative plural from √vañc]
    vañc -> vañcitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √vañc], [vocative plural from √vañc], [accusative plural from √vañc]
  • haṃsāḥ -
  • haṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    haṃsā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kākaiḥ -
  • kāka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kāka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sthitvā -
  • sthitvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sthā -> sthitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sthā]
  • ari -
  • ari (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ari (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ari (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    arin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • mandire -
  • mandira (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mandira (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    mandirā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 3.1

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 3.1 in Gujarati sript:
હંસૈઃ સહ મયૂરાણાં વિગ્રહે તુલ્ય-વિક્રમે ।
વિશ્વાસ્ય વઞ્ચિતા હંસાઃ કાકૈઃ સ્થિત્વારિ-મન્દિરે ॥ ૧ ॥

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