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 3.46

दूरे भीरुत्वम् आसन्ने शूरता महतो गुणः ।
विपत्तौ हि महान् लोके धीरत्वम् अधिगच्छति ॥ ४६ ॥

dūre bhīrutvam āsanne śūratā mahato guṇaḥ |
vipattau hi mahān loke dhīratvam adhigacchati || 46 ||

The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 3.46 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 (3.46). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dure, Dura, Bhirutva, Asanna, Shurata, Mahat, Mahata, Guna, Vipatti, Maha, Loka, Dhiratva, Adhi, Gacchat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 3.46). 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: “dūre bhīrutvam āsanne śūratā mahato guṇaḥ
  • dūre -
  • dūre (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dūra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dūra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dūrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhīrutvam -
  • bhīrutva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • āsanne -
  • āsanna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    āsanna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    āsannā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śūratā* -
  • śūratā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mahato* -
  • mahat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    mahat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    mahata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mah (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • guṇaḥ -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “vipattau hi mahān loke dhīratvam adhigacchati
  • vipattau -
  • vipatti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • mahān -
  • maha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    mahat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • loke -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lok (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • dhīratvam -
  • dhīratva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • adhi -
  • adhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    adhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    adhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    adhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    adhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    adhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • gacchati -
  • gacchat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gacchat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 3.46

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 3.46 in Gujarati sript:
દૂરે ભીરુત્વમ્ આસન્ને શૂરતા મહતો ગુણઃ ।
વિપત્તૌ હિ મહાન્ લોકે ધીરત્વમ્ અધિગચ્છતિ ॥ ૪૬ ॥

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