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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 0.7
विद्या शस्त्रं च शास्त्रं च द्वे विद्ये प्रतिपत्तये ।
आद्या हास्यय वृद्धत्वे द्वितीयाद्रियते सदा ॥ ७ ॥
vidyā śastraṃ ca śāstraṃ ca dve vidye pratipattaye |
ādyā hāsyaya vṛddhatve dvitīyādriyate sadā || 7 ||
The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 0.7 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 (0.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Vidya, Shastra, Dva, Pratipatti, Adi, Adya, Hasin, Hasya, Aya, Vriddhatva, Dvitiya, Iyat, Iyata, Sada, Sad,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 0.7). 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: “vidyā śastraṃ ca śāstraṃ ca dve vidye pratipattaye ”
- vidyā -
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vidyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śastram -
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śastra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śastra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śāstram -
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śāstra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dve -
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dva (noun, masculine)[locative single]dva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dvā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vidye -
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vidya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vidyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√vid (verb class 2)[present passive first single]√vid (verb class 6)[present passive first single]√vid (verb class 7)[present passive first single]
- pratipattaye -
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pratipatti (noun, feminine)[dative single]
- Line 2: “ādyā hāsyaya vṛddhatve dvitīyādriyate sadā ”
- ādyā* -
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ādi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]ādya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ādyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√ad -> ādya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √ad], [vocative plural from √ad]√ad -> ādyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √ad], [vocative plural from √ad], [accusative plural from √ad]
- hāsya -
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hāsin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]hāsin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]hāsya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]hāsya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√has -> hāsya (absolutive)[absolutive from √has]√has -> hāsya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √has class 1 verb]√has -> hāsya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √has class 1 verb]√hā (verb class 1)[present active second single]
- aya -
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aya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]e (noun, masculine)[compound]
- vṛddhatve -
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vṛddhatva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- dvitīyād -
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dvitīya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]dvitīya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ri -
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ṛ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]rī (noun, feminine)[adverb]rai (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- iyate -
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iyat (noun, masculine)[dative single]iyat (noun, neuter)[dative single]iyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√i (verb class 2)[present middle third plural]
- sadā -
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sadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 0.7
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 0.7 in Gujarati sript:
વિદ્યા શસ્ત્રં ચ શાસ્ત્રં ચ દ્વે વિદ્યે પ્રતિપત્તયે ।
આદ્યા હાસ્યય વૃદ્ધત્વે દ્વિતીયાદ્રિયતે સદા ॥ ૭ ॥