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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 1.140
न योजन-शतं दूरं वाह्यमानस्य तृष्णया ।
सन्तुष्टस्य कर-प्राप्तेऽप्य् अर्थे भवति नादरः ॥ १४० ॥
na yojana-śataṃ dūraṃ vāhyamānasya tṛṣṇayā |
santuṣṭasya kara-prāpte'py arthe bhavati nādaraḥ || 140 ||
The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 1.140 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 (1.140). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yojana, Shata, Duram, Dura, Vahyamana, Trishna, Santushta, Kara, Artha, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Nadara,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 1.140). 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: “na yojana-śataṃ dūraṃ vāhyamānasya tṛṣṇayā ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yojana -
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yojana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śatam -
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śata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dūram -
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dūram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dūra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dūra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dūrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vāhyamānasya -
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√vāh -> vāhyamāna (participle, masculine)[genitive single from √vāh class 1 verb]√vāh -> vāhyamāna (participle, neuter)[genitive single from √vāh class 1 verb]√vah -> vāhyamāna (participle, masculine)[genitive single from √vah]√vah -> vāhyamāna (participle, neuter)[genitive single from √vah]
- tṛṣṇayā -
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tṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “santuṣṭasya kara-prāpte'py arthe bhavati nādaraḥ ”
- santuṣṭasya -
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santuṣṭa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]santuṣṭa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- kara -
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kara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- Cannot analyse prāpte'py*ar
- arthe -
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artha (noun, masculine)[locative single]artha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√arth (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- bhavati -
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bhavatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- nādaraḥ -
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nādara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 1.140
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 1.140 in Gujarati sript:
ન યોજન-શતં દૂરં વાહ્યમાનસ્ય તૃષ્ણયા ।
સન્તુષ્ટસ્ય કર-પ્રાપ્તેઽપ્ય્ અર્થે ભવતિ નાદરઃ ॥ ૧૪૦ ॥