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 1.168

उत्साह-संपन्नम् अदीर्घ-सूत्रं क्रिया-विधिज्ञं व्यसनेष्व् असक्तम् ।
शूरं कृतज्ञं दृढ-सौहृदं च- लक्ष्मीः स्वयं वाञ्छति वास-हेतोः ॥ १६८ ॥

utsāha-saṃpannam adīrgha-sūtraṃ kriyā-vidhijñaṃ vyasaneṣv asaktam |
śūraṃ kṛtajñaṃ dṛḍha-sauhṛdaṃ ca- lakṣmīḥ svayaṃ vāñchati vāsa-hetoḥ || 168 ||

The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 1.168 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 (1.168). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Utsaha, Sampanna, Adirgha, Sutra, Kriya, Vidhijna, Asaktam, Asakta, Shura, Kritajna, Dridha, Sauhrida, Lakshmi, Svayam, Vanchat, Vasa, Hetu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 1.168). 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: “utsāha-saṃpannam adīrgha-sūtraṃ kriyā-vidhijñaṃ vyasaneṣv asaktam
  • utsāha -
  • utsāha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sampannam -
  • sampanna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sampanna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sampannā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • adīrgha -
  • adīrgha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adīrgha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sūtram -
  • sūtra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kriyā* -
  • kriya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kriyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [benedictive active second single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [benedictive active second single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [benedictive active second single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [benedictive active second single]
  • vidhijñam -
  • vidhijña (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vidhijña (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vidhijñā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse vyasaneṣv*as
  • asaktam -
  • asaktam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    asakta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    asakta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asaktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “śūraṃ kṛtajñaṃ dṛḍha-sauhṛdaṃ ca- lakṣmīḥ svayaṃ vāñchati vāsa-hetoḥ
  • śūram -
  • śūra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śūra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śūrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kṛtajñam -
  • kṛtajña (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛtajña (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtajñā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dṛḍha -
  • dṛḍha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dṛḍha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sauhṛdam -
  • sauhṛda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sauhṛda (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sauhṛdā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lakṣmīḥ -
  • lakṣmī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [accusative plural]
  • svayam -
  • svayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vāñchati -
  • vāñch -> vāñchat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vāñch class 1 verb]
    vāñch -> vāñchat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √vāñch class 1 verb]
    vāñch (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • vāsa -
  • vāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hetoḥ -
  • hetu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 1.168

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 1.168 in Gujarati sript:
ઉત્સાહ-સંપન્નમ્ અદીર્ઘ-સૂત્રં ક્રિયા-વિધિજ્ઞં વ્યસનેષ્વ્ અસક્તમ્ ।
શૂરં કૃતજ્ઞં દૃઢ-સૌહૃદં ચ- લક્ષ્મીઃ સ્વયં વાઞ્છતિ વાસ-હેતોઃ ॥ ૧૬૮ ॥

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