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 3.36

भवेत् स्व-पर-राष्ट्राणां कार्याकार्यावलोकने ।
चारश् चक्षुर् महीभर्तुर् यस्य नास्त्य् अन्ध एव सः ॥ ३६ ॥

bhavet sva-para-rāṣṭrāṇāṃ kāryākāryāvalokane |
cāraś cakṣur mahībhartur yasya nāsty andha eva saḥ || 36 ||

The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 3.36 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 (3.36). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sva, Svan, Para, Rashtra, Karyakarya, Avalokana, Cara, Cakshu, Cakshus, Mahibhartri, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Andha, Andhas, Eva, Sah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 3.36). 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: “bhavet sva-para-rāṣṭrāṇāṃ kāryākāryāvalokane
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • sva -
  • sva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • para -
  • para (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • rāṣṭrāṇām -
  • rāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    rāṣṭra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • kāryākāryā -
  • kāryākārya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • avalokane -
  • avalokana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    avalokanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “cāraś cakṣur mahībhartur yasya nāsty andha eva saḥ
  • cāraś -
  • cāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cakṣur -
  • cakṣus (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cakṣus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cakṣu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṣai (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • mahībhartur -
  • mahībhartṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • yasya -
  • yasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yas -> yasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yas]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    yas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Cannot analyse nāsty*an
  • andha* -
  • andhas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    andha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saḥ -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 3.36

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 3.36 in Gujarati sript:
ભવેત્ સ્વ-પર-રાષ્ટ્રાણાં કાર્યાકાર્યાવલોકને ।
ચારશ્ ચક્ષુર્ મહીભર્તુર્ યસ્ય નાસ્ત્ય્ અન્ધ એવ સઃ ॥ ૩૬ ॥

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