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 3.145

स्वाम्य्-अमात्यश् च राष्ट्रं च दुर्गं कोशो बलं सुहृत् ।
राज्याङ्गानि प्रकृतयः पौराणां श्रेणयो ऽपि च ॥ १४५ ॥

svāmy-amātyaś ca rāṣṭraṃ ca durgaṃ kośo balaṃ suhṛt |
rājyāṅgāni prakṛtayaḥ paurāṇāṃ śreṇayo 'pi ca || 145 ||

The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 3.145 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 (3.145). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Amatya, Rashtra, Durga, Kosha, Bala, Suhrid, Rajyanga, Prakriti, Paura, Shreni, Shrenaya, Api,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 3.145). 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: “svāmy-amātyaś ca rāṣṭraṃ ca durgaṃ kośo balaṃ suhṛt
  • Cannot analyse svāmy*am
  • amātyaś -
  • amātya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rāṣṭram -
  • rāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rāṣṭra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • durgam -
  • durga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    durga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    durgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kośo* -
  • kośa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • balam -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    balā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • suhṛt -
  • suhṛd (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    suhṛd (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “rājyāṅgāni prakṛtayaḥ paurāṇāṃ śreṇayo 'pi ca
  • rājyāṅgāni -
  • rājyāṅga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • prakṛtayaḥ -
  • prakṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • paurāṇām -
  • paura (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    paura (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • śreṇayo' -
  • śreṇi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śreṇaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 3.145

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 3.145 in Gujarati sript:
સ્વામ્ય્-અમાત્યશ્ ચ રાષ્ટ્રં ચ દુર્ગં કોશો બલં સુહૃત્ ।
રાજ્યાઙ્ગાનિ પ્રકૃતયઃ પૌરાણાં શ્રેણયો ઽપિ ચ ॥ ૧૪૫ ॥

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