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 4.105

यद्यप्य् उपायाश् चत्वारो निर्दिष्टाः सध्य-साधने ।
सङ्ख्या-मात्रं फलं तेषां सिद्धिः साम्नि व्यवस्थिता ॥ १०५ ॥

yadyapy upāyāś catvāro nirdiṣṭāḥ sadhya-sādhane |
saṅkhyā-mātraṃ phalaṃ teṣāṃ siddhiḥ sāmni vyavasthitā || 105 ||

The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 4.105 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 (4.105). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Upaya, Catu, Ara, Nirdishta, Sadhana, Sankhya, Matra, Phala, Tad, Siddhi, Saman, Samni, Vyavasthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 4.105). 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: “yadyapy upāyāś catvāro nirdiṣṭāḥ sadhya-sādhane
  • Cannot analyse yadyapy*up
  • upāyāś -
  • upāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    upāyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • catvā -
  • catu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    catu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    catu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
  • āro* -
  • āra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [aorist active second single]
    (verb class 3)
    [aorist active second single]
    (verb class 5)
    [aorist active second single]
  • nirdiṣṭāḥ -
  • nirdiṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nirdiṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sadhya -
  • sādhane -
  • sādhana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sādhana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sādhanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “saṅkhyā-mātraṃ phalaṃ teṣāṃ siddhiḥ sāmni vyavasthitā
  • saṅkhyā* -
  • saṅkhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    saṅkhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mātram -
  • mātra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mātra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mātrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • phalam -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    phalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • siddhiḥ -
  • siddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sāmni -
  • sāmnī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    sāman (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • vyavasthitā -
  • vyavasthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 4.105

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 4.105 in Gujarati sript:
યદ્યપ્ય્ ઉપાયાશ્ ચત્વારો નિર્દિષ્ટાઃ સધ્ય-સાધને ।
સઙ્ખ્યા-માત્રં ફલં તેષાં સિદ્ધિઃ સામ્નિ વ્યવસ્થિતા ॥ ૧૦૫ ॥

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