![Hitopadesha [sanskrit] - book cover](/uploads/a/Hitopadesha.jpg)
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 2.111
रजनी-चर-नाथेन खण्डिते तिमिरे निशि ।
यूनां मनांसि विव्याध दृष्ट्वा दृष्ट्वा मनोभवः ॥ १११ ॥
rajanī-cara-nāthena khaṇḍite timire niśi |
yūnāṃ manāṃsi vivyādha dṛṣṭvā dṛṣṭvā manobhavaḥ || 111 ||
The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 2.111 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 (2.111). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Rajani, Cara, Natha, Khandita, Timira, Timiri, Nish, Nishi, Yuvan, Manas, Manobhava,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 2.111). 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: “rajanī-cara-nāthena khaṇḍite timire niśi ”
- rajanī -
-
rajanī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]rajani (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- cara -
-
cara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√car (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- nāthena -
-
nātha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]nātha (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- khaṇḍite -
-
khaṇḍita (noun, masculine)[locative single]khaṇḍita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]khaṇḍitā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√khaṇḍ -> khaṇḍita (participle, masculine)[locative single from √khaṇḍ class 1 verb], [locative single from √khaṇḍ class 10 verb], [locative single from √khaṇḍ]√khaṇḍ -> khaṇḍita (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √khaṇḍ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √khaṇḍ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √khaṇḍ class 1 verb], [locative single from √khaṇḍ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √khaṇḍ class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √khaṇḍ class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √khaṇḍ class 10 verb], [locative single from √khaṇḍ class 10 verb], [nominative dual from √khaṇḍ], [vocative dual from √khaṇḍ], [accusative dual from √khaṇḍ], [locative single from √khaṇḍ]√khaṇḍ -> khaṇḍitā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √khaṇḍ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √khaṇḍ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √khaṇḍ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √khaṇḍ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √khaṇḍ class 10 verb], [vocative single from √khaṇḍ class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √khaṇḍ class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √khaṇḍ class 10 verb], [nominative dual from √khaṇḍ], [vocative single from √khaṇḍ], [vocative dual from √khaṇḍ], [accusative dual from √khaṇḍ]
- timire -
-
timira (noun, masculine)[locative single]timira (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]timirā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]timiri (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- niśi -
-
niśi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]niśi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]niśi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]niś (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- Line 2: “yūnāṃ manāṃsi vivyādha dṛṣṭvā dṛṣṭvā manobhavaḥ ”
- yūnām -
-
yu (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]yu (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]yu (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]yū (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]yuvan (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- manāṃsi -
-
manas (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vivyādha -
-
√vyadh (verb class 4)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- dṛṣṭvā -
-
√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dṛś]
- dṛṣṭvā -
-
√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dṛś]
- manobhavaḥ -
-
manobhava (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 2.111
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.
Buy now!
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 2.111 in Gujarati sript:
રજની-ચર-નાથેન ખણ્ડિતે તિમિરે નિશિ ।
યૂનાં મનાંસિ વિવ્યાધ દૃષ્ટ્વા દૃષ્ટ્વા મનોભવઃ ॥ ૧૧૧ ॥