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 3.88

प्रथमं युद्ध-कारित्वं समस्त-बल-पालनम् ।
दिङ्-मार्गाणां विशोधित्वं पत्ति-कर्म प्रचक्षते ॥ ८८ ॥

prathamaṃ yuddha-kāritvaṃ samasta-bala-pālanam |
diṅ-mārgāṇāṃ viśodhitvaṃ patti-karma pracakṣate || 88 ||

The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 3.88 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 (3.88). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prathamam, Prathama, Yuddha, Kari, Karin, Tva, Yushmad, Samasta, Bala, Palana, Dish, Marga, Vishodhitva, Karman, Pra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 3.88). 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: “prathamaṃ yuddha-kāritvaṃ samasta-bala-pālanam
  • prathamam -
  • prathamam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prathamam (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    prathamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    prathama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prathama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prathamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yuddha -
  • yuddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yuddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • kāri -
  • kāri (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kāri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kāri (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kārī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    kārin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kārin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • samasta -
  • samasta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samasta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bala -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pālanam -
  • pālana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pālana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “diṅ-mārgāṇāṃ viśodhitvaṃ patti-karma pracakṣate
  • diṅ -
  • diś (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • mārgāṇām -
  • mārga (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    mārga (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    mārgā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • viśodhitvam -
  • viśodhitva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • patti -
  • patti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    patti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pattin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • karma -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • cakṣate -
  • cakṣ (verb class 2)
    [present middle third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 3.88

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 3.88 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રથમં યુદ્ધ-કારિત્વં સમસ્ત-બલ-પાલનમ્ ।
દિઙ્-માર્ગાણાં વિશોધિત્વં પત્તિ-કર્મ પ્રચક્ષતે ॥ ૮૮ ॥

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