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.

क्षिप्रम् आयतम् अनालोच्य व्ययमानः स्व-वाञ्छया ।
परिक्षीयत एवासौ धनी वैश्रवणोपमः ॥ ९५ ॥

kṣipram āyatam anālocya vyayamānaḥ sva-vāñchayā |
parikṣīyata evāsau dhanī vaiśravaṇopamaḥ || 95 ||

The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 2.95 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 (2.95). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kshipram, Kshipra, Ayatam, Ayata, Analocya, Vyayamana, Sva, Svan, Vancha, Parikshi, Yatah, Yat, Yata, Eva, Asi, Asu, Adah, Dhanin, Dhani, Vaishravana, Upama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 2.95). 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: “kṣipram āyatam anālocya vyayamānaḥ sva-vāñchayā
  • kṣipram -
  • kṣipram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṣipra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣipra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣiprā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āyatam -
  • āyatam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āyat (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    āyata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āyata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āyatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • anālocya -
  • anālocya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vyayamānaḥ -
  • vyayamāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vyā -> vyayamāna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vyā class 1 verb]
    vyay -> vyayamāna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vyay class 1 verb]
  • sva -
  • sva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • vāñchayā -
  • vāñchā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “parikṣīyata evāsau dhanī vaiśravaṇopamaḥ
  • parikṣī -
  • parikṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • yata* -
  • yataḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb], [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]
    yam -> yata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yam class 1 verb]
  • evā -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asau -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhanī -
  • dhanī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    dhanī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    dhanin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vaiśravaṇo -
  • vaiśravaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vaiśravaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • upamaḥ -
  • upama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 2.95

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 2.95 in Gujarati sript:
ક્ષિપ્રમ્ આયતમ્ અનાલોચ્ય વ્યયમાનઃ સ્વ-વાઞ્છયા ।
પરિક્ષીયત એવાસૌ ધની વૈશ્રવણોપમઃ ॥ ૯૫ ॥

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