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Hitopadesha [sanskrit]
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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 3.62
नन्दं जघान चाणक्यस् तीक्ष्ण-दूत-प्रयोगतः ।
तद् दूरान्तरितं दूतं पश्येद् वीर-समन्वितः ॥ ६२ ॥
nandaṃ jaghāna cāṇakyas tīkṣṇa-dūta-prayogataḥ |
tad dūrāntaritaṃ dūtaṃ paśyed vīra-samanvitaḥ || 62 ||
The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 3.62 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:
Buy now! English translation by Satya Narayana dasa (1997)
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (3.62). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Nanda, Canakya, Tikshna, Duta, Prayoga, Tas, Tad, Tat, Durantarita, Vira, Samanvita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 3.62). 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: “nandaṃ jaghāna cāṇakyas tīkṣṇa-dūta-prayogataḥ ”
- nandam -
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nanda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nanda (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nandā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- jaghāna -
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√han (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√han (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- cāṇakyas -
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cāṇakya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tīkṣṇa -
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tīkṣṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tīkṣṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dūta -
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dūta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- prayoga -
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prayoga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prayoga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- taḥ -
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tas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “tad dūrāntaritaṃ dūtaṃ paśyed vīra-samanvitaḥ ”
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- dūrāntaritam -
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dūrāntarita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dūrāntarita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dūrāntaritā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dūtam -
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dūta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- pa -
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pa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śyed -
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√śā (verb class 4)[optative active third single]
- vīra -
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vīra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vīra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- samanvitaḥ -
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samanvita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 3.62
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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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
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.62 in Gujarati sript:
નન્દં જઘાન ચાણક્યસ્ તીક્ષ્ણ-દૂત-પ્રયોગતઃ ।
તદ્ દૂરાન્તરિતં દૂતં પશ્યેદ્ વીર-સમન્વિતઃ ॥ ૬૨ ॥