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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 3.141
सुमन्त्रितं सुविक्रान्तं सुयुद्धं सुपलायितम् ।
कार्य-काले यथा-शक्ति कुर्यान् न तु विचारयेत् ॥ १४१ ॥
sumantritaṃ suvikrāntaṃ suyuddhaṃ supalāyitam |
kārya-kāle yathā-śakti kuryān na tu vicārayet || 141 ||
The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 3.141 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 (3.141). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Sumantrita, Suvikranta, Suyuddha, Supalayita, Karya, Kale, Kala, Yatha, Shaktin, Shakti,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 3.141). 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: “sumantritaṃ suvikrāntaṃ suyuddhaṃ supalāyitam ”
- sumantritam -
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sumantrita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sumantrita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sumantritā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- suvikrāntam -
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suvikrānta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]suvikrānta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]suvikrāntā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- suyuddham -
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suyuddha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- supalāyitam -
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supalāyita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]supalāyita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]supalāyitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “kārya-kāle yathā-śakti kuryān na tu vicārayet ”
- kārya -
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kārya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kārya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[compound from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[compound from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
- kāle -
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kāle (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kāla (noun, masculine)[locative single]kāla (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kālā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- śakti -
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śakti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]śakti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śaktin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śaktin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]śaktī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]śaktī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]śaktī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kuryān -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[optative active third single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- vi -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, feminine)[adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- cārayet -
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√car (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 3.141
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 3.141 in Gujarati sript:
સુમન્ત્રિતં સુવિક્રાન્તં સુયુદ્ધં સુપલાયિતમ્ ।
કાર્ય-કાલે યથા-શક્તિ કુર્યાન્ ન તુ વિચારયેત્ ॥ ૧૪૧ ॥