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.

त्रिभिर् वर्षैस् त्रिभिर् मासैस् त्रिभिः पक्षैस् त्रिभिर् दिनैः ।
अत्युत्कटैः पाप-पुण्यैर् इहैव फलम् अश्नुते ॥ ८४ ॥

tribhir varṣais tribhir māsais tribhiḥ pakṣais tribhir dinaiḥ |
atyutkaṭaiḥ pāpa-puṇyair ihaiva phalam aśnute || 84 ||

The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 1.84 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 (1.84). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tri, Varsha, Masa, Paksha, Dina, Atyutkata, Papa, Punya, Iha, Phala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 1.84). 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: “tribhir varṣais tribhir māsais tribhiḥ pakṣais tribhir dinaiḥ
  • tribhir -
  • tri (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • varṣais -
  • varṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    varṣa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tribhir -
  • tri (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • māsais -
  • māsa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tribhiḥ -
  • tri (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • pakṣais -
  • pakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    pakṣa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tribhir -
  • tri (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • dinaiḥ -
  • dina (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    dina (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “atyutkaṭaiḥ pāpa-puṇyair ihaiva phalam aśnute
  • atyutkaṭaiḥ -
  • atyutkaṭa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    atyutkaṭa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • pāpa -
  • pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • puṇyair -
  • puṇya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    puṇya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √puṇ class 10 verb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √puṇ class 10 verb]
  • ihai -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • phalam -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    phalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • aśnute -
  • (verb class 5)
    [present middle third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 1.84

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 1.84 in Gujarati sript:
ત્રિભિર્ વર્ષૈસ્ ત્રિભિર્ માસૈસ્ ત્રિભિઃ પક્ષૈસ્ ત્રિભિર્ દિનૈઃ ।
અત્યુત્કટૈઃ પાપ-પુણ્યૈર્ ઇહૈવ ફલમ્ અશ્નુતે ॥ ૮૪ ॥

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