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 3.127

मूर्खः स्वल्प-व्यय-त्रासात् सर्वनाशं करोति हि ।
कः सुधीः सन्त्यजेद् भाण्डं शुक्लस्यैवातिसाध्वसात् ॥ १२७ ॥

mūrkhaḥ svalpa-vyaya-trāsāt sarvanāśaṃ karoti hi |
kaḥ sudhīḥ santyajed bhāṇḍaṃ śuklasyaivātisādhvasāt || 127 ||

The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 3.127 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 (3.127). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Murkha, Svalpa, Vyaya, Trasa, Sarvanasha, Karoti, Kah, Sudhi, Sat, Santya, Santi, Bhanda, Shukla, Atisadhvasa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 3.127). 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: “mūrkhaḥ svalpa-vyaya-trāsāt sarvanāśaṃ karoti hi
  • mūrkhaḥ -
  • mūrkha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • svalpa -
  • svalpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svalpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vyaya -
  • vyaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vyaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vyā (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    vyay (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • trāsāt -
  • trāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • sarvanāśam -
  • sarvanāśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • karoti -
  • 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]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • Line 2: “kaḥ sudhīḥ santyajed bhāṇḍaṃ śuklasyaivātisādhvasāt
  • kaḥ -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sudhīḥ -
  • sudhī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sudhī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • santya -
  • santya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    santya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    santi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    santi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    santi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third plural]
  • ajed -
  • aj (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • bhāṇḍam -
  • bhāṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhāṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śuklasyai -
  • śukla (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    śukla (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • aivā -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • atisādhvasāt -
  • atisādhvasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 3.127

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 3.127 in Gujarati sript:
મૂર્ખઃ સ્વલ્પ-વ્યય-ત્રાસાત્ સર્વનાશં કરોતિ હિ ।
કઃ સુધીઃ સન્ત્યજેદ્ ભાણ્ડં શુક્લસ્યૈવાતિસાધ્વસાત્ ॥ ૧૨૭ ॥

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