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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 3.114
न राज्यं प्राप्तम् इत्य् एव वर्तितव्यम् असाम्प्रतम् ।
श्रियं ह्य् अविनयो हन्ति जरा रूपम् इवोत्तमम् ॥ ११४ ॥
na rājyaṃ prāptam ity eva vartitavyam asāmpratam |
śriyaṃ hy avinayo hanti jarā rūpam ivottamam || 114 ||
The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 3.114 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 (3.114). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Rajya, Prapta, Eva, Vartitavya, Asamprata, Shri, Shriya, Avinaya, Jara, Jaras, Rupa, Iva, Uttamam, Uttama,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 3.114). 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: “na rājyaṃ prāptam ity eva vartitavyam asāmpratam ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rājyam -
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rājya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rājya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rājyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √rāj]√rāj -> rājyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rāj], [accusative single from √rāj]
- prāptam -
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prāpta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prāpta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]prāptā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Cannot analyse ity*ev
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vartitavyam -
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vartitavya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vartitavya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vartitavyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vṛt -> vartitavya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]√vṛt -> vartitavya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
- asāmpratam -
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asāmprata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]asāmprata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asāmpratā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “śriyaṃ hy avinayo hanti jarā rūpam ivottamam ”
- śriyam -
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śriyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]śriya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śriya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śrī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]śrī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Cannot analyse hy*av
- avinayo* -
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avinaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hanti -
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hanti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√han (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- jarā* -
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jara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]jarā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]jaras (noun, feminine)[nominative single]jaras (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- rūpam -
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rūpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rūpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rūpā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ivo -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- uttamam -
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uttamam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uttama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]uttama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]uttamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 3.114
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 3.114 in Gujarati sript:
ન રાજ્યં પ્રાપ્તમ્ ઇત્ય્ એવ વર્તિતવ્યમ્ અસામ્પ્રતમ્ ।
શ્રિયં હ્ય્ અવિનયો હન્તિ જરા રૂપમ્ ઇવોત્તમમ્ ॥ ૧૧૪ ॥