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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 3.97
स्वराज्यं वासयेद् राजा पर-देशापहरणात् ।
अथवा दान-मानाभ्यां वासितं धनदं हि तत् ॥ ९७ ॥
svarājyaṃ vāsayed rājā para-deśāpaharaṇāt |
athavā dāna-mānābhyāṃ vāsitaṃ dhanadaṃ hi tat || 97 ||
The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 3.97 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 (3.97). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Svarajya, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Para, Desha, Apaharana, Athava, Dana, Mana, Vasita, Dhanada, Tat, Tad,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 3.97). 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: “svarājyaṃ vāsayed rājā para-deśāpaharaṇāt ”
- svarājyam -
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svarājya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vāsayed -
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√vās (verb class 10)[optative active third single]√vas (verb class 0)[optative active third single]√vas (verb class 0)[optative active third single]√vas (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
- rājā -
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rājā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]rājan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]rāj (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]rāj (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- para -
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para (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]para (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- deśā -
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deśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]deśā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- apaharaṇāt -
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apaharaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- Line 2: “athavā dāna-mānābhyāṃ vāsitaṃ dhanadaṃ hi tat ”
- athavā -
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athavā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dāna -
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dāna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√dān (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- mānābhyām -
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māna (noun, masculine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]māna (noun, neuter)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]√man -> māna (participle, masculine)[instrumental dual from √man class 4 verb], [dative dual from √man class 4 verb], [ablative dual from √man class 4 verb], [instrumental dual from √man class 8 verb], [dative dual from √man class 8 verb], [ablative dual from √man class 8 verb]√man -> māna (participle, neuter)[instrumental dual from √man class 4 verb], [dative dual from √man class 4 verb], [ablative dual from √man class 4 verb], [instrumental dual from √man class 8 verb], [dative dual from √man class 8 verb], [ablative dual from √man class 8 verb]√man -> mānā (participle, feminine)[instrumental dual from √man class 4 verb], [dative dual from √man class 4 verb], [ablative dual from √man class 4 verb], [instrumental dual from √man class 8 verb], [dative dual from √man class 8 verb], [ablative dual from √man class 8 verb]
- vāsitam -
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vāsita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vāsita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vāsitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vas -> vāsita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √vas]√vas -> vāsita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √vas]√vas -> vāsitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √vas]√vas -> vāsita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √vas]√vas -> vāsita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √vas]√vas -> vāsitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √vas]√vas -> vāsita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √vas]√vas -> vāsita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √vas]√vas -> vāsitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √vas]√vās -> vāsita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vās class 10 verb]√vās -> vāsita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vās class 10 verb], [accusative single from √vās class 10 verb]√vas -> vāsita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vas]√vas -> vāsita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vas], [accusative single from √vas]√vas -> vāsita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vas]√vas -> vāsita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vas], [accusative single from √vas]√vas -> vāsita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vas]√vas -> vāsita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vas], [accusative single from √vas]
- dhanadam -
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dhanada (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhanada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dhanadā (noun, feminine)[adverb]dhanadā (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 3.97
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 3.97 in Gujarati sript:
સ્વરાજ્યં વાસયેદ્ રાજા પર-દેશાપહરણાત્ ।
અથવા દાન-માનાભ્યાં વાસિતં ધનદં હિ તત્ ॥ ૯૭ ॥