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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 3.96
क्रूरामित्रं रणे चापि भङ्गं दत्त्वा विघातयेत् ।
अथवा गो-ग्रहाकृष्ट्या तन्-मुख्याश्रित-बन्धनात् ॥ ९६ ॥
krūrāmitraṃ raṇe cāpi bhaṅgaṃ dattvā vighātayet |
athavā go-grahākṛṣṭyā tan-mukhyāśrita-bandhanāt || 96 ||
The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 3.96 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 (3.96). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Krura, Amitra, Rana, Capin, Capi, Bhanga, Dattva, Athava, Graha, Akrishti, Tat, Tad, Tan, Mukhya, Ashrita, Bandhana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 3.96). 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: “krūrāmitraṃ raṇe cāpi bhaṅgaṃ dattvā vighātayet ”
- krūrā -
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krūra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]krūra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]krūrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- amitram -
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amitra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]amitra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]amitrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- raṇe -
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raṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]raṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- cāpi -
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cāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cāpī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]cāpī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cāpi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]cāpi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bhaṅgam -
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bhaṅga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhaṅga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhaṅgā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dattvā -
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dattvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√dā -> dattvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dā]√dā -> dattvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dā]√dad -> dattvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dad]
- vi -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, feminine)[adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- ghātayet -
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√han (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “athavā go-grahākṛṣṭyā tan-mukhyāśrita-bandhanāt ”
- athavā -
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athavā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- go* -
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ga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- grahā -
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graha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]graha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]grahā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ākṛṣṭyā -
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ākṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- tan -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]tan (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- mukhyā -
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mukhya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mukhya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]mukhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aśrita -
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aśrita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aśrita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bandhanāt -
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bandhana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]bandhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 3.96
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 3.96 in Gujarati sript:
ક્રૂરામિત્રં રણે ચાપિ ભઙ્ગં દત્ત્વા વિઘાતયેત્ ।
અથવા ગો-ગ્રહાકૃષ્ટ્યા તન્-મુખ્યાશ્રિત-બન્ધનાત્ ॥ ૯૬ ॥