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.

शरीरस्य गुणानां च दूरम् अत्यन्तम् अन्तरम् ।
शरीरं क्षण-विध्वंसि कल्पान्त-स्थायिनो गुणाः ॥ ४९ ॥

śarīrasya guṇānāṃ ca dūram atyantam antaram |
śarīraṃ kṣaṇa-vidhvaṃsi kalpānta-sthāyino guṇāḥ || 49 ||

The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 1.49 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 (1.49). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sharira, Guna, Duram, Dura, Atyantam, Atyanta, Antaram, Antara, Kshana, Vidhvamsin, Vidhvamsi, Kalpanta, Sthayin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 1.49). 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: “śarīrasya guṇānāṃ ca dūram atyantam antaram
  • śarīrasya -
  • śarīra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • guṇānām -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    guṇā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dūram -
  • dūram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dūra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dūra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dūrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • atyantam -
  • atyantam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atyanta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    atyanta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    atyantā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • antaram -
  • antaram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    antara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    antara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “śarīraṃ kṣaṇa-vidhvaṃsi kalpānta-sthāyino guṇāḥ
  • śarīram -
  • śarīra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kṣaṇa -
  • kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vidhvaṃsi -
  • vidhvaṃsin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vidhvaṃsin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vidhvaṃsī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vidhvaṃsī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    vidhvaṃsī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kalpānta -
  • kalpānta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sthāyino* -
  • sthāyin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sthāyin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • guṇāḥ -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    guṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 1.49

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 1.49 in Gujarati sript:
શરીરસ્ય ગુણાનાં ચ દૂરમ્ અત્યન્તમ્ અન્તરમ્ ।
શરીરં ક્ષણ-વિધ્વંસિ કલ્પાન્ત-સ્થાયિનો ગુણાઃ ॥ ૪૯ ॥

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