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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 3.121
यस्य नास्ति स्वयं प्रज्ञा शास्त्रं तस्य करोति किम् ।
लोचनाभ्यां विहीनस्य दर्पणः किं करिष्यति ॥ १२१ ॥
yasya nāsti svayaṃ prajñā śāstraṃ tasya karoti kim |
locanābhyāṃ vihīnasya darpaṇaḥ kiṃ kariṣyati || 121 ||
The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 3.121 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:
Buy now! English translation by Satya Narayana dasa (1997)
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (3.121). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yasya, Yah, Yat, Nasti, Svayam, Prajna, Shastra, Tad, Karoti, Kim, Locana, Vihina, Darpana, Karishyat,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 3.121). 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: “yasya nāsti svayaṃ prajñā śāstraṃ tasya karoti kim ”
- yasya -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yas]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√yas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- nāsti -
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nāsti (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- svayam -
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svayam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- prajñā -
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prajñā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śāstram -
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śāstra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- karoti -
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karoti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]karoti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]karoti (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[present active third single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “locanābhyāṃ vihīnasya darpaṇaḥ kiṃ kariṣyati ”
- locanābhyām -
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locana (noun, masculine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]locana (noun, neuter)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]locanā (noun, feminine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
- vihīnasya -
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vihīna (noun, masculine)[genitive single]vihīna (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- darpaṇaḥ -
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darpaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- kariṣyati -
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kariṣyat (noun, masculine)[locative single]kariṣyat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√kṛ -> kariṣyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kariṣyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kariṣyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kariṣyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṝ -> kariṣyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]√kṝ -> kariṣyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]√kṛ (verb class 1)[future active third single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[future active third single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[future active third single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[future active third single]√kṛ (verb class 3)[future active third single]√kṛ (verb class 6)[future active third single]√kṝ (verb class 5)[future active third single]√kṝ (verb class 9)[future active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 3.121
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 3.121 in Gujarati sript:
યસ્ય નાસ્તિ સ્વયં પ્રજ્ઞા શાસ્ત્રં તસ્ય કરોતિ કિમ્ ।
લોચનાભ્યાં વિહીનસ્ય દર્પણઃ કિં કરિષ્યતિ ॥ ૧૨૧ ॥