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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 1.8
इज्याऽध्ययन-दानानि तपः सत्यं धृतिः क्षमा ।
अलोभ इति मार्गो ऽयं धर्मस्याष्ट-विधः स्मृतः ॥ ८ ॥
ijyā'dhyayana-dānāni tapaḥ satyaṃ dhṛtiḥ kṣamā |
alobha iti mārgo 'yaṃ dharmasyāṣṭa-vidhaḥ smṛtaḥ || 8 ||
The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 1.8 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 (1.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Adhyayana, Dana, Tap, Tapa, Tapas, Satyam, Satya, Dhriti, Ksham, Kshama, Alobha, Iti, Marga, Aya, Idam, Dharma, Ashta, Ashtan, Vidh, Vidha, Vidhas, Smrita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 1.8). 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: “ijyā'dhyayana-dānāni tapaḥ satyaṃ dhṛtiḥ kṣamā ”
- ijyā' -
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- adhyayana -
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adhyayana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dānāni -
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dāna (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√dān (verb class 1)[imperative active first single]
- tapaḥ -
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tapas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tap (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]tap (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]tapa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- satyam -
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satyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]satya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]satya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]satyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dhṛtiḥ -
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dhṛti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]dhṛti (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kṣamā -
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kṣam (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]kṣamā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “alobha iti mārgo 'yaṃ dharmasyāṣṭa-vidhaḥ smṛtaḥ ”
- alobha* -
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alobha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- mārgo' -
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mārga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dharmasyā -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- aṣṭa -
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aṣṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aṣṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)[compound from √aś]√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, neuter)[compound from √aś]aṣṭan (noun, masculine)[compound]aṣṭan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √aś class 5 verb]√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √aś class 5 verb]
- vidhaḥ -
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vidhas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vidh (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]vidh (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]vidha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- smṛtaḥ -
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smṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 1.8
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 1.8 in Gujarati sript:
ઇજ્યાઽધ્યયન-દાનાનિ તપઃ સત્યં ધૃતિઃ ક્ષમા ।
અલોભ ઇતિ માર્ગો ઽયં ધર્મસ્યાષ્ટ-વિધઃ સ્મૃતઃ ॥ ૮ ॥