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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 4.20
अनागतवतीं चिन्तां कृत्वा यस् तु प्रहृष्यति ।
स तिरस्कारम् आप्नोति भग्न-भाण्डो द्विजो यथा ॥ २० ॥
anāgatavatīṃ cintāṃ kṛtvā yas tu prahṛṣyati |
sa tiraskāram āpnoti bhagna-bhāṇḍo dvijo yathā || 20 ||
The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 4.20 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:
Buy now! English translation by Satya Narayana dasa (1997)
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (4.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Anagatavat, Cinta, Kritva, Kritvan, Yah, Pra, Hrishyat, Tiraskara, Bhagna, Bhanda, Dvija, Yatha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 4.20). 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: “anāgatavatīṃ cintāṃ kṛtvā yas tu prahṛṣyati ”
- anāgatavatī -
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anāgatavat (noun, masculine)[locative single]anāgatavat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- im -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- cintām -
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cintā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- kṛtvā -
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kṛtvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]kṛtvan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yas -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]
- hṛṣyati -
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√hṛṣ -> hṛṣyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √hṛṣ class 4 verb]√hṛṣ -> hṛṣyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √hṛṣ class 4 verb]√hṛṣ (verb class 4)[present active third single]
- Line 2: “sa tiraskāram āpnoti bhagna-bhāṇḍo dvijo yathā ”
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tiraskāram -
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tiraskāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- āpnoti -
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√āp (verb class 5)[present active third single]
- bhagna -
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bhagna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhagna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhāṇḍo* -
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bhāṇḍa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dvijo* -
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dvija (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 4.20
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 4.20 in Gujarati sript:
અનાગતવતીં ચિન્તાં કૃત્વા યસ્ તુ પ્રહૃષ્યતિ ।
સ તિરસ્કારમ્ આપ્નોતિ ભગ્ન-ભાણ્ડો દ્વિજો યથા ॥ ૨૦ ॥