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.

मांस-मूत्र-पुरीषास्थि-पूरितेऽत्र कलेवरे ।
विनश्वरे विहायास्थां यशः पालय मित्र मे ॥ ४७ ॥

māṃsa-mūtra-purīṣāsthi-pūrite'tra kalevare |
vinaśvare vihāyāsthāṃ yaśaḥ pālaya mitra me || 47 ||

The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 1.47 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 (1.47). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mamsa, Mutra, Purisha, Asthi, Purita, Atra, Kalevara, Vinashvara, Viha, Tha, Yasha, Yashas, Mitra, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 1.47). 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: “māṃsa-mūtra-purīṣāsthi-pūrite'tra kalevare
  • māṃsa -
  • māṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    māṃsa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mūtra -
  • mūtra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • purīṣā -
  • purīṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • asthi -
  • asthi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pūrite' -
  • pūrita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pūrita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pūritā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pṝ -> pūrita (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √pṝ]
    pṝ -> pūrita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √pṝ], [vocative dual from √pṝ], [accusative dual from √pṝ], [locative single from √pṝ]
    pṝ -> pūritā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √pṝ], [vocative single from √pṝ], [vocative dual from √pṝ], [accusative dual from √pṝ]
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kalevare -
  • kalevara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kalevara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 2: “vinaśvare vihāyāsthāṃ yaśaḥ pālaya mitra me
  • vinaśvare -
  • vinaśvara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vinaśvara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • vihāyās -
  • vihā (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • thā -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • yaśaḥ -
  • yaśas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yaśas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yaśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pālaya -
  • pāl (verb class 10)
    [imperative active second single]
    (verb class 0)
    [imperative active second single]
  • mitra -
  • mitra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mitra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 1.47

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 1.47 in Gujarati sript:
માંસ-મૂત્ર-પુરીષાસ્થિ-પૂરિતેઽત્ર કલેવરે ।
વિનશ્વરે વિહાયાસ્થાં યશઃ પાલય મિત્ર મે ॥ ૪૭ ॥

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