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 3.70

किं मन्त्रेणाननुष्ठाने शास्त्रवित् पृथिवी-पतेः ।
न ह्य् औषध-परिज्ञानाद् व्याधेः शान्तिः क्वचिद् भवेत् ॥ ७० ॥

kiṃ mantreṇānanuṣṭhāne śāstravit pṛthivī-pateḥ |
na hy auṣadha-parijñānād vyādheḥ śāntiḥ kvacid bhavet || 70 ||

The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 3.70 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 (3.70). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kim, Mantra, Ananushthana, Shastravid, Prithivi, Pati, Aushadha, Parijnana, Vyadhi, Shanti, Kva, Acit,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 3.70). 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: “kiṃ mantreṇānanuṣṭhāne śāstravit pṛthivī-pateḥ
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mantreṇā -
  • mantra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ananuṣṭhāne -
  • ananuṣṭhāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • śāstravit -
  • śāstravid (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    śāstravid (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pṛthivī -
  • pṛthivī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    pṛthivi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • pateḥ -
  • pati (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pati (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pat (verb class 1)
    [optative active second single]
  • Line 2: “na hy auṣadha-parijñānād vyādheḥ śāntiḥ kvacid bhavet
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse hy*au
  • auṣadha -
  • auṣadha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    auṣadha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parijñānād -
  • parijñāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • vyādheḥ -
  • vyādhi (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • śāntiḥ -
  • śānti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śānti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kva -
  • ku (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • acid -
  • acit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (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 3.70

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 3.70 in Gujarati sript:
કિં મન્ત્રેણાનનુષ્ઠાને શાસ્ત્રવિત્ પૃથિવી-પતેઃ ।
ન હ્ય્ ઔષધ-પરિજ્ઞાનાદ્ વ્યાધેઃ શાન્તિઃ ક્વચિદ્ ભવેત્ ॥ ૭૦ ॥

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