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 2.117

गुणाश्रयं कीर्ति-युतं च कान्तं पतिं रतिज्ञं सधनं युवानम् ।
विहाय शीघ्रं वनिता व्रजन्ति नरान्तरं शील-गुणादि-हीनम् ॥ ११७ ॥

guṇāśrayaṃ kīrti-yutaṃ ca kāntaṃ patiṃ ratijñaṃ sadhanaṃ yuvānam |
vihāya śīghraṃ vanitā vrajanti narāntaraṃ śīla-guṇādi-hīnam || 117 ||

The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 2.117 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 (2.117). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Gunashraya, Kirti, Yut, Yuta, Kanta, Pati, Ratijna, Sadhana, Yuvan, Yuvana, Vihaya, Viha, Shighram, Shighra, Vanita, Vrajat, Vrajanti, Naranta, Shila, Guna, Hina,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 2.117). 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: “guṇāśrayaṃ kīrti-yutaṃ ca kāntaṃ patiṃ ratijñaṃ sadhanaṃ yuvānam
  • guṇāśrayam -
  • guṇāśraya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • kīrti -
  • kīrti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kīrti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kīrtī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    kīrtī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    kīrtī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • yutam -
  • yuta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yuta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    yut (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yu -> yuta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yu class 2 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 6 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 9 verb]
    yu -> yuta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yu class 2 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 2 verb], [nominative single from √yu class 6 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 6 verb], [nominative single from √yu class 9 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 9 verb]
    yu -> yuta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yu class 3 verb]
    yu -> yuta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yu class 3 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 3 verb]
    yu (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāntam -
  • kānta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kānta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāntā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kam class 1 verb]
    kam -> kānta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kam class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kam class 1 verb]
  • patim -
  • pati (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    pati (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ratijñam -
  • ratijña (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ratijña (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ratijñā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sadhanam -
  • sadhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sadhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sadhanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yuvānam -
  • yuvāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yuvāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yuvan (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yu -> yuvāna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yu class 2 verb]
    yu -> yuvāna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yu class 2 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 2 verb]
  • Line 2: “vihāya śīghraṃ vanitā vrajanti narāntaraṃ śīla-guṇādi-hīnam
  • vihāya -
  • vihāya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    viha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    viha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • śīghram -
  • śīghram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    śīghra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śīghra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śīghrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vanitā* -
  • vanita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vanitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vrajanti -
  • vraj -> vrajat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vraj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vraj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vraj class 1 verb]
    vraj -> vrajantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √vraj class 1 verb]
    vraj (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • narānta -
  • narānta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ram -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śīla -
  • śīla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śīla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śīl (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • guṇā -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    guṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adi -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • hīnam -
  • hīna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hīna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hīnā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    -> hīna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ class 3 verb]
    -> hīna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ class 3 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 2.117

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 2.117 in Gujarati sript:
ગુણાશ્રયં કીર્તિ-યુતં ચ કાન્તં પતિં રતિજ્ઞં સધનં યુવાનમ્ ।
વિહાય શીઘ્રં વનિતા વ્રજન્તિ નરાન્તરં શીલ-ગુણાદિ-હીનમ્ ॥ ૧૧૭ ॥

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