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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 4.57
विश्वास-प्रतिपन्नानां वञ्चने का विदग्धता ।
अङ्कम् आरुह्य सुप्तं हि हत्वा किं नाम पौरुषम् ॥ ५७ ॥
viśvāsa-pratipannānāṃ vañcane kā vidagdhatā |
aṅkam āruhya suptaṃ hi hatvā kiṃ nāma pauruṣam || 57 ||
The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 4.57 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 (4.57). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Vishvasa, Pratipanna, Vancana, Vidagdhata, Anka, Aruhya, Supta, Kim, Naman, Paurusha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 4.57). 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: “viśvāsa-pratipannānāṃ vañcane kā vidagdhatā ”
- viśvāsa -
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viśvāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- pratipannānām -
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pratipanna (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]pratipanna (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]pratipannā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- vañcane -
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vañcanā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vañcana (noun, masculine)[locative single]vañcana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- kā* -
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kās (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- vidagdhatā -
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vidagdhatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “aṅkam āruhya suptaṃ hi hatvā kiṃ nāma pauruṣam ”
- aṅkam -
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aṅka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aṅka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- āruhya -
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āruhya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- suptam -
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supta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]supta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]suptā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√svap -> supta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √svap class 2 verb]√svap -> supta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √svap class 2 verb], [accusative single from √svap class 2 verb]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- hatvā -
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√han -> hatvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √han]√han -> hatvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √han]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- nāma -
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nāman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- pauruṣam -
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pauruṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pauruṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 4.57
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 4.57 in Gujarati sript:
વિશ્વાસ-પ્રતિપન્નાનાં વઞ્ચને કા વિદગ્ધતા ।
અઙ્કમ્ આરુહ્ય સુપ્તં હિ હત્વા કિં નામ પૌરુષમ્ ॥ ૫૭ ॥