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 3.55

विस्तीर्णताति-वैषम्यं रस-धान्येध्म-सङ्ग्रहः ।
प्रवेशश् चाप-सारश् च सप्तैता दुर्ग-सम्पदः ॥ ५५ ॥

vistīrṇatāti-vaiṣamyaṃ rasa-dhānyedhma-saṅgrahaḥ |
praveśaś cāpa-sāraś ca saptaitā durga-sampadaḥ || 55 ||

The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 3.55 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 (3.55). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vistirnata, Ati, Vaishamya, Rasa, Dhani, Dhanya, Idhma, Idhman, Sangraha, Pravesha, Capa, Sara, Saras, Sapta, Saptan, Eta, Esha, Durga, Sampad, Sampada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 3.55). 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: “vistīrṇatāti-vaiṣamyaṃ rasa-dhānyedhma-saṅgrahaḥ
  • vistīrṇatā -
  • vistīrṇatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vaiṣamyam -
  • vaiṣamya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • rasa -
  • rasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ras (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • dhānye -
  • dhānya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    dhānya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dhānī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    dhānyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • idhma -
  • idhma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    idhman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • saṅgrahaḥ -
  • saṅgraha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “praveśaś cāpa-sāraś ca saptaitā durga-sampadaḥ
  • praveśaś -
  • praveśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cāpa -
  • cāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sāraś -
  • sāras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saptai -
  • sapta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sapta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saptan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    saptan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saptā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sap -> sapta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
    sap -> sapta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
    sap -> saptā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √sap class 1 verb]
  • etā* -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    etā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • durga -
  • durga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    durga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sampadaḥ -
  • sampad (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sampada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 3.55

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 3.55 in Gujarati sript:
વિસ્તીર્ણતાતિ-વૈષમ્યં રસ-ધાન્યેધ્મ-સઙ્ગ્રહઃ ।
પ્રવેશશ્ ચાપ-સારશ્ ચ સપ્તૈતા દુર્ગ-સમ્પદઃ ॥ ૫૫ ॥

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