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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 1.87
साधोः प्रकोपितस्यापि मनो नायाति विक्रियाम् ।
न हि तापयितुं शक्यं सागराम्भस् तृणोल्कया ॥ ८७ ॥
sādhoḥ prakopitasyāpi mano nāyāti vikriyām |
na hi tāpayituṃ śakyaṃ sāgarāmbhas tṛṇolkayā || 87 ||
The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 1.87 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 (1.87). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Sadhu, Prakopita, Api, Mana, Manas, Naya, Ati, Vikriya, Shakya, Sagarambhas, Trinolka,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 1.87). 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: “sādhoḥ prakopitasyāpi mano nāyāti vikriyām ”
- sādhoḥ -
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sādhu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- prakopitasyā -
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prakopita (noun, masculine)[genitive single]prakopita (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- mano* -
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manas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]mana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nāyā -
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nāya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, masculine)[dative single]na (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vikriyām -
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vikriyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “na hi tāpayituṃ śakyaṃ sāgarāmbhas tṛṇolkayā ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- tāpayitum -
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√tap -> tāpayitum (infinitive)[infinitive from √tap]
- śakyam -
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śakya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śakya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śakyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śak -> śakya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śak class 5 verb]√śak -> śakya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śak class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śak class 5 verb]
- sāgarāmbhas -
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sāgarāmbhas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tṛṇolkayā -
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tṛṇolkā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 1.87
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 1.87 in Gujarati sript:
સાધોઃ પ્રકોપિતસ્યાપિ મનો નાયાતિ વિક્રિયામ્ ।
ન હિ તાપયિતું શક્યં સાગરામ્ભસ્ તૃણોલ્કયા ॥ ૮૭ ॥