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 3.134

हर्ष-क्रोधौ यतौ यस्य शास्त्रार्थे प्रत्ययस् तथा ।
नित्यं भृत्यानुपेक्षा च तस्य स्याद् धनदा धरा ॥ १३४ ॥

harṣa-krodhau yatau yasya śāstrārthe pratyayas tathā |
nityaṃ bhṛtyānupekṣā ca tasya syād dhanadā dharā || 134 ||

The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 3.134 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 (3.134). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Harsha, Krodha, Yati, Yata, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Shastrartha, Pratyaya, Tatha, Nityam, Nitya, Bhritya, Upeksha, Tad, Syat, Sya, Dhanada, Dhara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 3.134). 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: “harṣa-krodhau yatau yasya śāstrārthe pratyayas tathā
  • harṣa -
  • harṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    harṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hṛṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • krodhau -
  • krodha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • yatau -
  • yati (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yati (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    yam -> yata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yam class 1 verb]
  • yasya -
  • 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]
  • śāstrārthe -
  • śāstrārtha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • pratyayas -
  • pratyaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “nityaṃ bhṛtyānupekṣā ca tasya syād dhanadā dharā
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhṛtyān -
  • bhṛtya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • upekṣā -
  • upekṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tasya -
  • 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]
  • syād -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • dhanadā* -
  • dhanada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dhanadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    dhanadā (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [nominative plural], [vocative single], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dharā -
  • dharā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 3.134

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 3.134 in Gujarati sript:
હર્ષ-ક્રોધૌ યતૌ યસ્ય શાસ્ત્રાર્થે પ્રત્યયસ્ તથા ।
નિત્યં ભૃત્યાનુપેક્ષા ચ તસ્ય સ્યાદ્ ધનદા ધરા ॥ ૧૩૪ ॥

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