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 4.77

पञ्चभिर् निर्मिते देहे पञ्चत्वं च पुनर् गते ।
स्वां स्वां योनिम् अनुप्राप्ते तत्र का परिदेवना ॥ ७७ ॥

pañcabhir nirmite dehe pañcatvaṃ ca punar gate |
svāṃ svāṃ yonim anuprāpte tatra kā paridevanā || 77 ||

The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 4.77 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 (4.77). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pancan, Nirmita, Nirmiti, Deha, Pancatva, Punar, Gat, Gata, Gati, Sva, Yah, Anuprapta, Tatra, Paridevana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 4.77). 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: “pañcabhir nirmite dehe pañcatvaṃ ca punar gate
  • pañcabhir -
  • pañcan (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    pañcan (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • nirmite -
  • nirmita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nirmita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    nirmitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nirmiti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • dehe -
  • deha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    deha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • pañcatvam -
  • pañcatva (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]
  • punar -
  • punar (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    punar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • gate -
  • gat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    gat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    gata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    gatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    gati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    gati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “svāṃ svāṃ yonim anuprāpte tatra paridevanā
  • svām -
  • svā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • svām -
  • svā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • yo -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nim -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • anuprāpte -
  • anuprāpta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    anuprāpta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    anuprāptā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • -
  • (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • paridevanā -
  • paridevanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 4.77

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 4.77 in Gujarati sript:
પઞ્ચભિર્ નિર્મિતે દેહે પઞ્ચત્વં ચ પુનર્ ગતે ।
સ્વાં સ્વાં યોનિમ્ અનુપ્રાપ્તે તત્ર કા પરિદેવના ॥ ૭૭ ॥

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