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 3.37

तीर्थाश्रम-सुर-स्थाने शास्तर-विज्ञान-हेतुना ।
तपस्वि-व्यञ्जनोपेतैः स्व-चरैः सह संवसेत् ॥ ३७ ॥

tīrthāśrama-sura-sthāne śāstara-vijñāna-hetunā |
tapasvi-vyañjanopetaiḥ sva-caraiḥ saha saṃvaset || 37 ||

The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 3.37 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 (3.37). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tirtha, Ashrama, Sura, Sthane, Sthana, Shasta, Vijnana, Hetu, Tapasvin, Tapasvi, Vyanjana, Upeta, Sva, Svan, Cara, Saha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 3.37). 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: “tīrthāśrama-sura-sthāne śāstara-vijñāna-hetunā
  • tīrthā -
  • tīrtha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aśrama -
  • aśrama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aśrama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sura -
  • sura (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sura (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sur (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sthāne -
  • sthāne (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sthāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • śāsta -
  • śās -> śāsta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śās -> śāsta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śās class 2 verb]
  • ra -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vijñāna -
  • vijñāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hetunā -
  • hetu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “tapasvi-vyañjanopetaiḥ sva-caraiḥ saha saṃvaset
  • tapasvi -
  • tapasvin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    tapasvin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tapasvī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    tapasvī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    tapasvī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vyañjano -
  • vyañjana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vyañjana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vyañjanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upetaiḥ -
  • upeta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    upeta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • 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]
  • caraiḥ -
  • cara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    cara (noun, neuter)
    [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]
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sam (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • vaset -
  • vas (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 3.37

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 3.37 in Gujarati sript:
તીર્થાશ્રમ-સુર-સ્થાને શાસ્તર-વિજ્ઞાન-હેતુના ।
તપસ્વિ-વ્યઞ્જનોપેતૈઃ સ્વ-ચરૈઃ સહ સંવસેત્ ॥ ૩૭ ॥

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