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 4.103

स्मृतिस् तत्-परतार्थेषु वितर्को ज्ञान-निश्चयः ।
दृढता मन्त्र-गुप्तिश् च मन्त्रिणः परमो गुणः ॥ १०३ ॥

smṛtis tat-paratārtheṣu vitarko jñāna-niścayaḥ |
dṛḍhatā mantra-guptiś ca mantriṇaḥ paramo guṇaḥ || 103 ||

The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 4.103 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 (4.103). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Smriti, Tat, Tad, Parata, Artha, Vitarka, Jnana, Nishcaya, Dridhata, Mantra, Gupti, Mantrin, Mantri, Parama, Guna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 4.103). 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: “smṛtis tat-paratārtheṣu vitarko jñāna-niścayaḥ
  • smṛtis -
  • smṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • paratā -
  • paratā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • artheṣu -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • vitarko* -
  • vitarka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jñāna -
  • jñāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • niścayaḥ -
  • niścaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “dṛḍhatā mantra-guptiś ca mantriṇaḥ paramo guṇaḥ
  • dṛḍhatā* -
  • dṛḍhatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mantra -
  • mantra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • guptiś -
  • gupti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mantriṇaḥ -
  • mantrin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    mantrin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    mantrī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • paramo* -
  • parama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • guṇaḥ -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 4.103

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 4.103 in Gujarati sript:
સ્મૃતિસ્ તત્-પરતાર્થેષુ વિતર્કો જ્ઞાન-નિશ્ચયઃ ।
દૃઢતા મન્ત્ર-ગુપ્તિશ્ ચ મન્ત્રિણઃ પરમો ગુણઃ ॥ ૧૦૩ ॥

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