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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 2.126
वरं प्राण-परित्यागः शिरसा वापि कर्तनम् ।
न तु स्वामि-पदावाप्ति-पातकेच्छोर् उपेक्षणम् ॥ १२६ ॥
varaṃ prāṇa-parityāgaḥ śirasā vāpi kartanam |
na tu svāmi-padāvāpti-pātakecchor upekṣaṇam || 126 ||
The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 2.126 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 (2.126). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Varam, Vara, Prana, Parityaga, Shiras, Vapi, Vapin, Kartana, Padi, Pataka, Icchu, Upekshana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 2.126). 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: “varaṃ prāṇa-parityāgaḥ śirasā vāpi kartanam ”
- varam -
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varam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]vara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]varā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- prāṇa -
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prāṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prāṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- parityāgaḥ -
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parityāga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śirasā -
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śiras (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- vāpi -
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vāpi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vāpī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]vāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kartanam -
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kartana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “na tu svāmi-padāvāpti-pātakecchor upekṣaṇam ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- svāmi -
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svāmin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- padāvā -
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padi (noun, masculine)[locative single]√pad (verb class 1)[imperative active first dual]
- āpti -
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āpti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- pātake -
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pātaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]pātaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]pātakā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- icchor -
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icchu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]icchu (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- upekṣaṇam -
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upekṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 2.126
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 2.126 in Gujarati sript:
વરં પ્રાણ-પરિત્યાગઃ શિરસા વાપિ કર્તનમ્ ।
ન તુ સ્વામિ-પદાવાપ્તિ-પાતકેચ્છોર્ ઉપેક્ષણમ્ ॥ ૧૨૬ ॥