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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 4.86
संचिन्त्य संचिन्त्य तम् उग्र-दण्डं मृत्युं मनुष्यस्य विचक्षणस्य ।
वर्षाम्बु-सिक्ता इव चर्म-बन्धाः सर्वे प्रयत्नाः शिथिलीभवन्ति ॥ ८६ ॥
saṃcintya saṃcintya tam ugra-daṇḍaṃ mṛtyuṃ manuṣyasya vicakṣaṇasya |
varṣāmbu-siktā iva carma-bandhāḥ sarve prayatnāḥ śithilībhavanti || 86 ||
The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 4.86 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 (4.86). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Sancintya, Ugra, Danda, Mrityu, Manushya, Vicakshana, Varshambu, Sikta, Iva, Carma, Carman, Bandha, Sarva, Prayatna, Shithili, Bhavanti, Bhavat, Bhavant,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 4.86). 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: “saṃcintya saṃcintya tam ugra-daṇḍaṃ mṛtyuṃ manuṣyasya vicakṣaṇasya ”
- sañcintya -
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sañcintya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sañcintya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sañcintya -
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sañcintya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sañcintya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ugra -
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ugra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ugra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- daṇḍam -
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daṇḍa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]daṇḍā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mṛtyum -
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mṛtyu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- manuṣyasya -
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manuṣya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]manuṣya (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- vicakṣaṇasya -
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vicakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]vicakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- Line 2: “varṣāmbu-siktā iva carma-bandhāḥ sarve prayatnāḥ śithilībhavanti ”
- varṣāmbu -
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varṣāmbu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- siktā* -
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sikta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]siktā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√sic -> sikta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √sic class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √sic class 6 verb]√sic -> siktā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √sic class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √sic class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √sic class 6 verb]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- carma -
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carma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]carma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]carman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bandhāḥ -
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bandha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- sarve -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sarvā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- prayatnāḥ -
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prayatna (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]prayatnā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- śithilī -
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śithilī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- bhavanti -
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bhavanti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bhavantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 4.86
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 4.86 in Gujarati sript:
સંચિન્ત્ય સંચિન્ત્ય તમ્ ઉગ્ર-દણ્ડં મૃત્યું મનુષ્યસ્ય વિચક્ષણસ્ય ।
વર્ષામ્બુ-સિક્તા ઇવ ચર્મ-બન્ધાઃ સર્વે પ્રયત્નાઃ શિથિલીભવન્તિ ॥ ૮૬ ॥