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 4.102

कामः क्रोधस् तथा लोभो हर्षो मानो मदस् तथा ।
षड्-वर्गम् उत्सृजेद् एनं तस्मिंस् त्यक्ते सुखी नृपः ॥ १०२ ॥

kāmaḥ krodhas tathā lobho harṣo māno madas tathā |
ṣaḍ-vargam utsṛjed enaṃ tasmiṃs tyakte sukhī nṛpaḥ || 102 ||

The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 4.102 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 (4.102). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kama, Krodha, Tatha, Lobha, Harsha, Mana, Mada, Shat, Shash, Varga, Tad, Tyakta, Sukhi, Sukhin, Nripa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 4.102). 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: “kāmaḥ krodhas tathā lobho harṣo māno madas tathā
  • kāmaḥ -
  • kāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • krodhas -
  • krodha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • lobho* -
  • lobha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • harṣo* -
  • harṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • māno* -
  • māna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    man -> māna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]
  • madas -
  • mada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ṣaḍ-vargam utsṛjed enaṃ tasmiṃs tyakte sukhī nṛpaḥ
  • ṣaḍ -
  • ṣaṭ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ṣaṣ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ṣaṣ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vargam -
  • varga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vargā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse utsṛjed*en
  • Cannot analyse enam*ta
  • tasmiṃs -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • tyakte -
  • tyakta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tyakta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tyaktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tyaj -> tyakta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]
    tyaj -> tyakta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √tyaj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √tyaj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √tyaj class 1 verb], [locative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]
    tyaj -> tyaktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √tyaj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tyaj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √tyaj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √tyaj class 1 verb]
  • sukhī -
  • sukhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    sukhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    sukhin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nṛpaḥ -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 4.102

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 4.102 in Gujarati sript:
કામઃ ક્રોધસ્ તથા લોભો હર્ષો માનો મદસ્ તથા ।
ષડ્-વર્ગમ્ ઉત્સૃજેદ્ એનં તસ્મિંસ્ ત્યક્તે સુખી નૃપઃ ॥ ૧૦૨ ॥

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