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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 2.136
मूल-भृत्यान् परित्यज्य नागन्तून् प्रतिमानयेत् ।
नातः परतरो दोषो राज्य-भेद-करो यतः ॥ १३६ ॥
mūla-bhṛtyān parityajya nāgantūn pratimānayet |
nātaḥ parataro doṣo rājya-bheda-karo yataḥ || 136 ||
The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 2.136 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 (2.136). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Mula, Bhritya, Parityajya, Nri, Agantu, Pratima, Paratara, Dosha, Doshas, Dos, Rajya, Bheda, Karas, Kara, Yatah, Yat, Yata,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 2.136). 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: “mūla-bhṛtyān parityajya nāgantūn pratimānayet ”
- mūla -
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mūla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mūla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√mūl (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- bhṛtyān -
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bhṛtya (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- parityajya -
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parityajya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- nā -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- āgantūn -
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āgantu (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- pratimā -
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pratima (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pratima (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pratimā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]pratimā (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- ānayet -
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√an (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “nātaḥ parataro doṣo rājya-bheda-karo yataḥ ”
- nāt -
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na (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]na (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- aḥ -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- parataro* -
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paratara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- doṣo* -
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doṣas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]doṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]dos (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- rājya -
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rājya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rājya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)[compound from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)[compound from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (absolutive)[absolutive from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (absolutive)[absolutive from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj]
- bheda -
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bheda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√bhid (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- karo* -
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karas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]kara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yataḥ -
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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]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 2.136
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 2.136 in Gujarati sript:
મૂલ-ભૃત્યાન્ પરિત્યજ્ય નાગન્તૂન્ પ્રતિમાનયેત્ ।
નાતઃ પરતરો દોષો રાજ્ય-ભેદ-કરો યતઃ ॥ ૧૩૬ ॥