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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.
Verse 1.104
स्थानम् उत्सृज्य गच्छन्ति सिंहाः सत्-पुरुषा गजाः ।
तत्रैव निधनं यान्ति काकाः कापुरुषा मृगाः ॥ १०४ ॥
sthānam utsṛjya gacchanti siṃhāḥ sat-puruṣā gajāḥ |
tatraiva nidhanaṃ yānti kākāḥ kāpuruṣā mṛgāḥ || 104 ||
The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 1.104 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:
Buy now! English translation by Satya Narayana dasa (1997)
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.104). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Sthana, Utsrijya, Gacchat, Simha, Sat, Sad, Purusha, Gaja, Tatraiva, Nidhana, Yantin, Yanti, Kaka, Kapurusha, Mriga,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 1.104). 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: “sthānam utsṛjya gacchanti siṃhāḥ sat-puruṣā gajāḥ ”
- sthānam -
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sthāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- utsṛjya -
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utsṛjya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]utsṛjya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]utsṛjya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gacchanti -
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gacchat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√gam (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- siṃhāḥ -
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siṃha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]siṃhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- sat -
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sat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sat (noun, masculine)[compound]sad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]sad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- puruṣā* -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]puruṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- gajāḥ -
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gaja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]gajā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “tatraiva nidhanaṃ yānti kākāḥ kāpuruṣā mṛgāḥ ”
- tatraiva -
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tatraiva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]
- nidhanam -
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nidhana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nidhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nidhanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yānti -
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yāntin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yāntin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]yāntī (noun, masculine)[adverb]yāntī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]yāntī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kākāḥ -
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kāka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kākā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- kāpuruṣā* -
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kāpuruṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kāpuruṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- mṛgāḥ -
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mṛga (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mṛgā (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 1.104
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 1.104 in Gujarati sript:
સ્થાનમ્ ઉત્સૃજ્ય ગચ્છન્તિ સિંહાઃ સત્-પુરુષા ગજાઃ ।
તત્રૈવ નિધનં યાન્તિ કાકાઃ કાપુરુષા મૃગાઃ ॥ ૧૦૪ ॥