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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 1.189
राजानं प्रथमं विन्देत् ततो भार्यां ततो धनम् ।
राजन्य् असति लोकेऽस्मिन् कुतो भार्या कुतो धनम् ॥ १८९ ॥
rājānaṃ prathamaṃ vindet tato bhāryāṃ tato dhanam |
rājany asati loke'smin kuto bhāryā kuto dhanam || 189 ||
The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 1.189 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 (1.189). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Rajan, Rajana, Prathamam, Prathama, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Bharya, Dhana, Asat, Asati, Loka, Idam, Kutah, Kuta,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 1.189). 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: “rājānaṃ prathamaṃ vindet tato bhāryāṃ tato dhanam ”
- rājānam -
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rājāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rājāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rājan (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- prathamam -
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prathamam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prathamam (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]prathamam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]prathama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prathama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]prathamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vindet -
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√vid (verb class 6)[optative active third single]
- tato* -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- bhāryām -
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bhāryā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √bhṛ]
- tato* -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- dhanam -
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dhana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “rājany asati loke'smin kuto bhāryā kuto dhanam ”
- Cannot analyse rājany*as
- asati -
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asatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]asat (noun, masculine)[locative single]asat (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- loke' -
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loka (noun, masculine)[locative single]√lok (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- asmin -
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idam (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]
- kuto* -
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kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kutaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kuta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhāryā -
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bhāryā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √bhṛ]
- kuto* -
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kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kutaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kuta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dhanam -
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dhana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 1.189
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 1.189 in Gujarati sript:
રાજાનં પ્રથમં વિન્દેત્ તતો ભાર્યાં તતો ધનમ્ ।
રાજન્ય્ અસતિ લોકેઽસ્મિન્ કુતો ભાર્યા કુતો ધનમ્ ॥ ૧૮૯ ॥