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 4.135

आधि-व्याधि-परीतापाद् अद्य श्वो वा विनाशिने ।
को हि नाम शरीराय धर्मापेतं समाचरेत् ॥ १३५ ॥

ādhi-vyādhi-parītāpād adya śvo vā vināśine |
ko hi nāma śarīrāya dharmāpetaṃ samācaret || 135 ||

The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 4.135 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 (4.135). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Adhi, Vyadhin, Vyadhi, Paritapa, Adya, Var, Vinashin, Vinashi, Kah, Naman, Sharira, Dharmapeta, Sama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 4.135). 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: “ādhi-vyādhi-parītāpād adya śvo vināśine
  • ādhi -
  • ādhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ādhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • vyādhi -
  • vyādhin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vyādhin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vyādhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vyādhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • parītāpād -
  • parītāpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • adya -
  • adya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    adya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śvo -
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vināśine -
  • vināśin (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    vināśin (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    vināśī (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • Line 2: “ko hi nāma śarīrāya dharmāpetaṃ samācaret
  • ko* -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śarīrāya -
  • śarīra (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • dharmāpetam -
  • dharmāpeta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharmāpeta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dharmāpetā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • samā -
  • samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    samā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • caret -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 4.135

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 4.135 in Gujarati sript:
આધિ-વ્યાધિ-પરીતાપાદ્ અદ્ય શ્વો વા વિનાશિને ।
કો હિ નામ શરીરાય ધર્માપેતં સમાચરેત્ ॥ ૧૩૫ ॥

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