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 3.91

वरम् अल्प-बलं सारं न कुर्यान् मुण्ड-मण्डलीम् ।
कुर्याद् असार-भङ्गो हि सार-भङ्गम् अपि स्फुटम् ॥ ९१ ॥

varam alpa-balaṃ sāraṃ na kuryān muṇḍa-maṇḍalīm |
kuryād asāra-bhaṅgo hi sāra-bhaṅgam api sphuṭam || 91 ||

The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 3.91 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 (3.91). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Varam, Vara, Alpa, Bala, Sara, Munda, Mandali, Asara, Bhanga, Api, Sphutam, Sphuta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 3.91). 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: “varam alpa-balaṃ sāraṃ na kuryān muṇḍa-maṇḍalīm
  • varam -
  • varam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • alpa -
  • alpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    alpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • balam -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    balā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sāram -
  • sāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sārā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sṛ -> sāram (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sṛ]
    sṛ -> sāram (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sṛ]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kuryān -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • muṇḍa -
  • muṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    muṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    muṇḍ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • maṇḍalīm -
  • maṇḍalī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “kuryād asāra-bhaṅgo hi sāra-bhaṅgam api sphuṭam
  • kuryād -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • asāra -
  • asāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    asāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhaṅgo* -
  • bhaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • sāra -
  • sāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhaṅgam -
  • bhaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhaṅga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhaṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • sphuṭam -
  • sphuṭam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sphuṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sphuṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sphuṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 3.91

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 3.91 in Gujarati sript:
વરમ્ અલ્પ-બલં સારં ન કુર્યાન્ મુણ્ડ-મણ્ડલીમ્ ।
કુર્યાદ્ અસાર-ભઙ્ગો હિ સાર-ભઙ્ગમ્ અપિ સ્ફુટમ્ ॥ ૯૧ ॥

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