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Hitopadesha [sanskrit]
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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 4.115
अदृष्ट-नर आदिष्ट आत्मामिष उपग्रहः ।
परिक्रयस् तथोच्छिन्नस् तथा च पर-दूषणः ॥ ११५ ॥
adṛṣṭa-nara ādiṣṭa ātmāmiṣa upagrahaḥ |
parikrayas tathocchinnas tathā ca para-dūṣaṇaḥ || 115 ||
The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 4.115 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:
Buy now! English translation by Satya Narayana dasa (1997)
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (4.115). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Adrishta, Nara, Nri, Adishta, Atmamisha, Upagraha, Parikraya, Tatha, Ucchinna, Para, Dushana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 4.115). 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: “adṛṣṭa-nara ādiṣṭa ātmāmiṣa upagrahaḥ ”
- adṛṣṭa -
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adṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]adṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√dṛś (verb class 1)[aorist middle third single]
- nara* -
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nara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- ādiṣṭa*ā -
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ādiṣṭa (noun, masculine)[locative single]ādiṣṭa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ādiṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- āt -
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āt (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ātmāmiṣa* -
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ātmāmiṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- upagrahaḥ -
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upagraha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “parikrayas tathocchinnas tathā ca para-dūṣaṇaḥ ”
- parikrayas -
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parikraya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tatho -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tatha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tatha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ucchinnas -
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ucchinna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- para -
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para (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]para (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- dūṣaṇaḥ -
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dūṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 4.115
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 4.115 in Gujarati sript:
અદૃષ્ટ-નર આદિષ્ટ આત્મામિષ ઉપગ્રહઃ ।
પરિક્રયસ્ તથોચ્છિન્નસ્ તથા ચ પર-દૂષણઃ ॥ ૧૧૫ ॥