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 4.143

श्रीमान्धवलचन्द्रो ऽसौ जीयान् माण्डलिको रिपून् ।
येनायं सङ्ग्रहो यत्नाल् लेखयित्वा प्रचारितः ॥ १४३ ॥

śrīmāndhavalacandro 'sau jīyān māṇḍaliko ripūn |
yenāyaṃ saṅgraho yatnāl lekhayitvā pracāritaḥ || 143 ||

The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 4.143 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 (4.143). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shrimat, Dhavalacandra, Asi, Asu, Adah, Mandalika, Ripu, Yena, Yah, Yat, Aya, Idam, Sangraha, Yatna, Pracarita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 4.143). 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: “śrīmāndhavalacandro 'sau jīyān māṇḍaliko ripūn
  • śrīmān -
  • śrīmat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhavalacandro' -
  • dhavalacandra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asau -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • jīyā -
  • jai -> jīya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jai]
    jyā -> jīya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jyā]
    jyā -> jīya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jyā]
  • an -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • māṇḍaliko* -
  • māṇḍalika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ripūn -
  • ripu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “yenāyaṃ saṅgraho yatnāl lekhayitvā pracāritaḥ
  • yenā -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • saṅgraho* -
  • saṅgraha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yatnāl -
  • yatna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • lekhayitvā -
  • likh -> lekhayitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √likh]
  • pracāritaḥ -
  • pracārita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 4.143

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 4.143 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રીમાન્ધવલચન્દ્રો ઽસૌ જીયાન્ માણ્ડલિકો રિપૂન્ ।
યેનાયં સઙ્ગ્રહો યત્નાલ્ લેખયિત્વા પ્રચારિતઃ ॥ ૧૪૩ ॥

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