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 1.161

यद् ददाति यद् अश्नाति तद् एव धनिनो धनम् ।
अन्ये मृतस्य क्रीडन्ति दारैर् अपि धनैर् अपि ॥ १६१ ॥

yad dadāti yad aśnāti tad eva dhanino dhanam |
anye mṛtasya krīḍanti dārair api dhanair api || 161 ||

The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 1.161 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 (1.161). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yat, Yad, Ashan, Ashna, Ati, Tad, Tat, Eva, Dhanin, Dhani, Dhana, Anya, Mrita, Kridat, Kridanti, Dara, Api,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 1.161). 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: “yad dadāti yad aśnāti tad eva dhanino dhanam
  • yad -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dadāti -
  • dadāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (verb class 3)
    [present active third single]
  • yad -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • aśnā -
  • aśna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aśna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aśan (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    aśnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhanino* -
  • dhanin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dhanin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dhanī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • dhanam -
  • dhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “anye mṛtasya krīḍanti dārair api dhanair api
  • anye -
  • anya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    anyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mṛtasya -
  • mṛta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    mṛta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
    mṛ -> mṛta (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
  • krīḍanti -
  • krīḍantī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    krīḍantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    krīḍantī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    krīḍat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    krīḍ -> krīḍat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √krīḍ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √krīḍ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √krīḍ class 1 verb]
    krīḍ -> krīḍantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √krīḍ class 1 verb]
    krīḍ (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • dārair -
  • dāra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    dāra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • dhanair -
  • dhana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    dhana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 1.161

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 1.161 in Gujarati sript:
યદ્ દદાતિ યદ્ અશ્નાતિ તદ્ એવ ધનિનો ધનમ્ ।
અન્યે મૃતસ્ય ક્રીડન્તિ દારૈર્ અપિ ધનૈર્ અપિ ॥ ૧૬૧ ॥

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