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 1.147

सत्-सङ्गः केशवे भक्तिर् गङ्गाम्भसि निमज्जनम् ।
असारे खलु संसारे त्रीणि साराणि भावयेत् ॥ १४७ ॥

sat-saṅgaḥ keśave bhaktir gaṅgāmbhasi nimajjanam |
asāre khalu saṃsāre trīṇi sārāṇi bhāvayet || 147 ||

The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 1.147 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 (1.147). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sat, Sad, Sanga, Keshava, Bhakti, Gangambhas, Nimajjana, Asara, Khalu, Samsara, Samsari, Sara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 1.147). 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: “sat-saṅgaḥ keśave bhaktir gaṅgāmbhasi nimajjanam
  • sat -
  • 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]
  • saṅgaḥ -
  • saṅga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • keśave -
  • keśava (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    keśava (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    keśavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhaktir -
  • bhakti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • gaṅgāmbhasi -
  • gaṅgāmbhas (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • nimajjanam -
  • nimajjana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nimajjana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “asāre khalu saṃsāre trīṇi sārāṇi bhāvayet
  • asāre -
  • asāra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asāra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    asārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • khalu -
  • khalu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    khalu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    khalu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    khalu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • saṃsāre -
  • saṃsāra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    saṃsāri (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    saṃsāri (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse trīṇi*sā
  • sārāṇi -
  • sāra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhāvayet -
  • bhū (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 1.147

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 1.147 in Gujarati sript:
સત્-સઙ્ગઃ કેશવે ભક્તિર્ ગઙ્ગામ્ભસિ નિમજ્જનમ્ ।
અસારે ખલુ સંસારે ત્રીણિ સારાણિ ભાવયેત્ ॥ ૧૪૭ ॥

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