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Hitopadesha [sanskrit]
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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 2.13
को ऽतिभारः समर्थानां किं दूरं व्यवसायिनाम् ।
को विदेशः सविद्यानां कः परः प्रिय-वादिनाम् ॥ १३ ॥
ko 'tibhāraḥ samarthānāṃ kiṃ dūraṃ vyavasāyinām |
ko videśaḥ savidyānāṃ kaḥ paraḥ priya-vādinām || 13 ||
The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 2.13 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 (2.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kah, Atibhara, Samartha, Kim, Duram, Dura, Vyavasayin, Videsha, Savidya, Parah, Para, Priya, Vadin,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 2.13). 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: “ko 'tibhāraḥ samarthānāṃ kiṃ dūraṃ vyavasāyinām ”
- ko' -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ku (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- atibhāraḥ -
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atibhāra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- samarthānām -
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samartha (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]samartha (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]samarthā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- dūram -
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dūram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dūra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dūra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dūrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vyavasāyinām -
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vyavasāyin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]vyavasāyin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “ko videśaḥ savidyānāṃ kaḥ paraḥ priya-vādinām ”
- ko* -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- videśaḥ -
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videśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- savidyānām -
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savidya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]savidya (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]savidyā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- kaḥ -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- paraḥ -
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paraḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- priya -
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priya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]priya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vādinām -
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vādin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]vādin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 2.13
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 2.13 in Gujarati sript:
કો ઽતિભારઃ સમર્થાનાં કિં દૂરં વ્યવસાયિનામ્ ।
કો વિદેશઃ સવિદ્યાનાં કઃ પરઃ પ્રિય-વાદિનામ્ ॥ ૧૩ ॥