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 1.195

न मातरि न दारेषु न सोदर्ये न चात्मजे ।
विश्वासस् तादृशः पुंसां यादृङ् मित्रे स्वभावजे ॥ १९५ ॥

na mātari na dāreṣu na sodarye na cātmaje |
viśvāsas tādṛśaḥ puṃsāṃ yādṛṅ mitre svabhāvaje || 195 ||

The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 1.195 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 (1.195). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Matri, Matari, Dara, Sodarya, Vishvasa, Tadrish, Tadrisha, Pums, Yadrish, Mitra, Svabhavaja,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 1.195). 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 mātari na dāreṣu na sodarye na cātmaje
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mātari -
  • mātari (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    mātari (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    mātari (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mātarī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    mātarī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    mātarī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dāreṣu -
  • dāra (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    dāra (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sodarye -
  • sodarya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sodarya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sodaryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cāt -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ma -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • je -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ja (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ji (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ji (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “viśvāsas tādṛśaḥ puṃsāṃ yādṛṅ mitre svabhāvaje
  • viśvāsas -
  • viśvāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tādṛśaḥ -
  • tādṛś (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tādṛś (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tādṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • puṃsām -
  • puṃs (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • yādṛṅ -
  • yādṛś (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yādṛś (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • mitre -
  • mitra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mitra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    mitrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • svabhāvaje -
  • svabhāvaja (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    svabhāvaja (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    svabhāvajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 1.195

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 1.195 in Gujarati sript:
ન માતરિ ન દારેષુ ન સોદર્યે ન ચાત્મજે ।
વિશ્વાસસ્ તાદૃશઃ પુંસાં યાદૃઙ્ મિત્રે સ્વભાવજે ॥ ૧૯૫ ॥

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