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 4.58

आत्मौपम्येन यो वेत्ति दुर्जनं सत्य-वादिनम् ।
स तथा वञ्च्यते धूर्तैर् ब्राह्मणाश् छागतो यथा ॥ ५८ ॥

ātmaupamyena yo vetti durjanaṃ satya-vādinam |
sa tathā vañcyate dhūrtair brāhmaṇāś chāgato yathā || 58 ||

The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 4.58 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 (4.58). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atmaupamya, Yah, Durjana, Satya, Vadin, Tatha, Dhurta, Brahmana, Chaga, Tas, Yatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 4.58). 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: “ātmaupamyena yo vetti durjanaṃ satya-vādinam
  • ātmaupamyena -
  • ātmaupamya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vetti -
  • vid (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • durjanam -
  • durjana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • satya -
  • satya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    satya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vādinam -
  • vādin (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “sa tathā vañcyate dhūrtair brāhmaṇāś chāgato yathā
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vañcyate -
  • vañc (verb class 0)
    [present passive third single]
  • dhūrtair -
  • dhūrta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    dhūrta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • brāhmaṇāś -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • chāga -
  • chāga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    chāga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • to* -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yathā -
  • 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 4.58

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 4.58 in Gujarati sript:
આત્મૌપમ્યેન યો વેત્તિ દુર્જનં સત્ય-વાદિનમ્ ।
સ તથા વઞ્ચ્યતે ધૂર્તૈર્ બ્રાહ્મણાશ્ છાગતો યથા ॥ ૫૮ ॥

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