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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 3.25
प्रत्यक्षेऽपि कृते दोषे मूर्खः सान्त्वेन तुष्यति ।
रथ-कारो निजां भार्यां सजारां शिरसाकरोत् ॥ २५ ॥
pratyakṣe'pi kṛte doṣe mūrkhaḥ sāntvena tuṣyati |
ratha-kāro nijāṃ bhāryāṃ sajārāṃ śirasākarot || 25 ||
The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 3.25 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 (3.25). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Pratyakshe, Pratyaksha, Api, Krite, Krit, Krita, Kriti, Dosha, Dos, Murkha, Santva, Tushyat, Ratha, Kara, Nija, Bharya, Sajara, Shiras,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 3.25). 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: “pratyakṣe'pi kṛte doṣe mūrkhaḥ sāntvena tuṣyati ”
- pratyakṣe' -
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pratyakṣe (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pratyakṣa (noun, masculine)[locative single]pratyakṣa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]pratyakṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- kṛte -
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kṛte (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kṛte (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]kṛt (noun, masculine)[dative single]kṛt (noun, neuter)[dative single]kṛta (noun, masculine)[locative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kṛti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]kṛti (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 2)[present middle third single]
- doṣe -
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doṣa (noun, masculine)[locative single]doṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dos (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- mūrkhaḥ -
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mūrkha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sāntvena -
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sāntva (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sāntva (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- tuṣyati -
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√tuṣ -> tuṣyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √tuṣ class 4 verb]√tuṣ -> tuṣyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √tuṣ class 4 verb]√tuṣ (verb class 4)[present active third single]
- Line 2: “ratha-kāro nijāṃ bhāryāṃ sajārāṃ śirasākarot ”
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ratha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kāro* -
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kāra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nijām -
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nijā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- bhāryām -
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bhāryā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √bhṛ]
- sajārām -
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sajārā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- śirasā -
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śiras (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- akarot -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[imperfect active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 3.25
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 3.25 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રત્યક્ષેઽપિ કૃતે દોષે મૂર્ખઃ સાન્ત્વેન તુષ્યતિ ।
રથ-કારો નિજાં ભાર્યાં સજારાં શિરસાકરોત્ ॥ ૨૫ ॥