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 3.142

दाता क्षमी गुण-ग्राही स्वामी दुःखेन लभ्यते ।
शुचिर् दक्षो ऽनुरक्तश् च जाने भृत्यो ऽपि दुर्लभः ॥ १४२ ॥

dātā kṣamī guṇa-grāhī svāmī duḥkhena labhyate |
śucir dakṣo 'nuraktaś ca jāne bhṛtyo 'pi durlabhaḥ || 142 ||

The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 3.142 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 (3.142). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Datri, Data, Kshamin, Guna, Grahi, Grahin, Svamin, Duhkha, Shuci, Daksha, Dakshas, Dakshu, Anurakta, Jana, Jani, Bhritya, Bhriti, Api, Durlabha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 3.142). 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: “dātā kṣamī guṇa-grāhī svāmī duḥkhena labhyate
  • dātā -
  • dātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 2)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 4)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    dai (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    de (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • kṣamī -
  • kṣamin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • guṇa -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • grāhī -
  • grāhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    grāhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    grāhin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • svāmī -
  • svāmin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • duḥkhena -
  • duḥkha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    duḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • labhyate -
  • labh (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 2: “śucir dakṣo 'nuraktaś ca jāne bhṛtyo 'pi durlabhaḥ
  • śucir -
  • śuci (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śuci (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • dakṣo' -
  • dakṣas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dakṣas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dakṣu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    dakṣu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • anuraktaś -
  • anurakta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jāne -
  • jāna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    jāni (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    jāni (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    jñā (verb class 9)
    [present middle first single]
  • bhṛtyo' -
  • bhṛtya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhṛtī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhṛtī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • durlabhaḥ -
  • durlabha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 3.142

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 3.142 in Gujarati sript:
દાતા ક્ષમી ગુણ-ગ્રાહી સ્વામી દુઃખેન લભ્યતે ।
શુચિર્ દક્ષો ઽનુરક્તશ્ ચ જાને ભૃત્યો ઽપિ દુર્લભઃ ॥ ૧૪૨ ॥

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