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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 3.66
असन्तुष्टा द्विजा नष्टाः सन्तुष्टाश् च महीभृतः ।
सलज्जा गणिका नष्टा निर्लज्जाश् च कुलाङ्गना ॥ ६६ ॥
asantuṣṭā dvijā naṣṭāḥ santuṣṭāś ca mahībhṛtaḥ |
salajjā gaṇikā naṣṭā nirlajjāś ca kulāṅganā || 66 ||
The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 3.66 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 (3.66). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Asantushta, Dvija, Nashta, Santushta, Mahibhrit, Mahibhrita, Salajja, Ganika, Nirlajja, Kulangana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 3.66). 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: “asantuṣṭā dvijā naṣṭāḥ santuṣṭāś ca mahībhṛtaḥ ”
- asantuṣṭā* -
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asantuṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]asantuṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dvijā* -
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dvija (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dvijā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- naṣṭāḥ -
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naṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]naṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √naś class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √naś class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √naś class 4 verb]√naś -> naṣṭā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √naś class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √naś class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √naś class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √naś class 4 verb]√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √naś class 1 verb]√naś -> naṣṭā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √naś class 1 verb]
- santuṣṭāś -
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santuṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]santuṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mahībhṛtaḥ -
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mahībhṛt (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]mahībhṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “salajjā gaṇikā naṣṭā nirlajjāś ca kulāṅganā ”
- salajjā* -
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salajja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]salajjā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- gaṇikā* -
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gaṇikā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]gaṇika (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- naṣṭā* -
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naṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]naṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √naś class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √naś class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √naś class 4 verb]√naś -> naṣṭā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √naś class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √naś class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √naś class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √naś class 4 verb]√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √naś class 1 verb]√naś -> naṣṭā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √naś class 1 verb]
- nirlajjāś -
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nirlajja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]nirlajjā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kulāṅganā -
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kulāṅganā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 3.66
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 3.66 in Gujarati sript:
અસન્તુષ્ટા દ્વિજા નષ્ટાઃ સન્તુષ્ટાશ્ ચ મહીભૃતઃ ।
સલજ્જા ગણિકા નષ્ટા નિર્લજ્જાશ્ ચ કુલાઙ્ગના ॥ ૬૬ ॥