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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 2.71
स्थान एव निज्योज्यन्ते भृत्याश् चाभरणानि च ।
नहि चूडामणिः पादे नूपुरं शिरसा कृतम् ॥ ७१ ॥
sthāna eva nijyojyante bhṛtyāś cābharaṇāni ca |
nahi cūḍāmaṇiḥ pāde nūpuraṃ śirasā kṛtam || 71 ||
The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 2.71 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 (2.71). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Sthana, Eva, Bhriti, Bhritya, Abharana, Nahi, Cudamani, Pada, Nupura, Shiras, Krit, Krita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 2.71). 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: “sthāna eva nijyojyante bhṛtyāś cābharaṇāni ca ”
- sthāna -
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sthāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ni -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, masculine)[adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- jyo -
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ji (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ji (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ji (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]jī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- ojyante -
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√oj (verb class 1)[present passive third plural]√oj (verb class 10)[present passive third plural]
- bhṛtyāś -
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bhṛti (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]bhṛtya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]bhṛtyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]bhṛtī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- cā -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ābharaṇāni -
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ābharaṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “nahi cūḍāmaṇiḥ pāde nūpuraṃ śirasā kṛtam ”
- nahi -
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nahi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]nahi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nahi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- cūḍāmaṇiḥ -
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cūḍāmaṇi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pāde -
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pāda (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- nūpuram -
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nūpura (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nūpura (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- śirasā -
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śiras (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- kṛtam -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]kṛt (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 2.71
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 2.71 in Gujarati sript:
સ્થાન એવ નિજ્યોજ્યન્તે ભૃત્યાશ્ ચાભરણાનિ ચ ।
નહિ ચૂડામણિઃ પાદે નૂપુરં શિરસા કૃતમ્ ॥ ૭૧ ॥