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 4.93

आत्मा नदी संयम् अपुण्य-तीर्था सत्योदका शील-तटा दयोर्मिः ।
तत्राभिषेकं कुरु पाण्डु-पुत्र न वारिणा शुष्यति चान्तरात्मा ॥ ९३ ॥

ātmā nadī saṃyam apuṇya-tīrthā satyodakā śīla-taṭā dayormiḥ |
tatrābhiṣekaṃ kuru pāṇḍu-putra na vāriṇā śuṣyati cāntarātmā || 93 ||

The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 4.93 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 (4.93). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atma, Nadi, Nadin, Samya, Apunya, Satyodaka, Shila, Tata, Dayormi, Tatra, Abhisheka, Pandu, Putra, Vari, Shushyat, Tara, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 4.93). 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: “ātmā nadī saṃyam apuṇya-tīrthā satyodakā śīla-taṭā dayormiḥ
  • ātmā* -
  • ātmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nadī -
  • nadī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    nadi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nadi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nadin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • saṃyam -
  • saṃya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṃyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • apuṇya -
  • apuṇya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    apuṇya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tīrthā -
  • satyodakā -
  • satyodakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śīla -
  • śīla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śīla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śīl (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • taṭā* -
  • taṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • dayormiḥ -
  • dayormi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dayormi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tatrābhiṣekaṃ kuru pāṇḍu-putra na vāriṇā śuṣyati cāntarātmā
  • tatrā -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • abhiṣekam -
  • abhiṣeka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    abhiṣekā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kuru -
  • kuru (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kuru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pāṇḍu -
  • pāṇḍu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pāṇḍu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    pāṇḍu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • putra -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    putra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāriṇā -
  • vāri (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • śuṣyati -
  • śuṣ -> śuṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √śuṣ class 4 verb]
    śuṣ -> śuṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √śuṣ class 4 verb]
    śuṣ (verb class 4)
    [present active third single]
  • cān -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tarāt -
  • tara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    tara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 4.93

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 4.93 in Gujarati sript:
આત્મા નદી સંયમ્ અપુણ્ય-તીર્થા સત્યોદકા શીલ-તટા દયોર્મિઃ ।
તત્રાભિષેકં કુરુ પાણ્ડુ-પુત્ર ન વારિણા શુષ્યતિ ચાન્તરાત્મા ॥ ૯૩ ॥

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