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 4.121

आत्म-कार्यस्य सिद्धिं तु समुद्दिश्य क्रियेत यः ।
स उपन्यास-कुशलैर् उपन्यास उदाहृतः ॥ १२१ ॥

ātma-kāryasya siddhiṃ tu samuddiśya kriyeta yaḥ |
sa upanyāsa-kuśalair upanyāsa udāhṛtaḥ || 121 ||

The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 4.121 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 (4.121). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Karya, Siddhi, Samuddishya, Yah, Sah, Upanyasa, Kushala, Udahrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 4.121). 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: “ātma-kāryasya siddhiṃ tu samuddiśya kriyeta yaḥ
  • ātma -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • kāryasya -
  • kārya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kārya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [genitive single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [genitive single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • siddhim -
  • siddhi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • samuddiśya -
  • samuddiśya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kriyeta -
  • kṛ (verb class 1)
    [optative passive third single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [optative passive third single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [optative passive third single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative passive third single]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [optative passive third single]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [optative active second plural], [optative middle third single], [optative passive third single]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sa upanyāsa-kuśalair upanyāsa udāhṛtaḥ
  • sa* -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • upanyāsa -
  • upanyāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kuśalair -
  • kuśala (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kuśala (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • upanyāsa*u -
  • upanyāsa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ud -
  • udāhṛtaḥ -
  • udāhṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 4.121

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 4.121 in Gujarati sript:
આત્મ-કાર્યસ્ય સિદ્ધિં તુ સમુદ્દિશ્ય ક્રિયેત યઃ ।
સ ઉપન્યાસ-કુશલૈર્ ઉપન્યાસ ઉદાહૃતઃ ॥ ૧૨૧ ॥

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