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 2.134

यस्मिन्न् एवाधिकं चक्षुर् आरोहयति पार्थिवः ।
सुतेऽमात्येऽप्य् उदासीने स लक्ष्म्याश्रीयते जनः ॥ १३४ ॥

yasminn evādhikaṃ cakṣur ārohayati pārthivaḥ |
sute'mātye'py udāsīne sa lakṣmyāśrīyate janaḥ || 134 ||

The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 2.134 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 (2.134). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Yat, Eva, Adhikam, Adhika, Cakshu, Cakshus, Aroha, Yati, Parthiva, Udasina, Lakshmi, Jana, Janas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 2.134). 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: “yasminn evādhikaṃ cakṣur ārohayati pārthivaḥ
  • yasminn -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • evā -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhikam -
  • adhikam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    adhika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adhika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    adhikā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cakṣur -
  • cakṣus (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cakṣus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cakṣu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṣai (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • āroha -
  • āroha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yati -
  • yati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yatin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yatī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • pārthivaḥ -
  • pārthiva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sute'mātye'py udāsīne sa lakṣmyāśrīyate janaḥ
  • Cannot analyse sute'mātye'py*ud
  • udāsīne -
  • udāsīna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    udāsīna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    udāsīnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • lakṣmyā -
  • lakṣmī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
  • aśrīyate -
  • janaḥ -
  • janas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    jana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 2.134

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 2.134 in Gujarati sript:
યસ્મિન્ન્ એવાધિકં ચક્ષુર્ આરોહયતિ પાર્થિવઃ ।
સુતેઽમાત્યેઽપ્ય્ ઉદાસીને સ લક્ષ્મ્યાશ્રીયતે જનઃ ॥ ૧૩૪ ॥

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