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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 3.117
पापं स्त्री मृगया द्यूतम् अर्थ-दूषणम् एव च ।
वाग्-दण्डयोश् च पारुष्यं व्यसनानि महीभुजाम् ॥ ११७ ॥
pāpaṃ strī mṛgayā dyūtam artha-dūṣaṇam eva ca |
vāg-daṇḍayoś ca pāruṣyaṃ vyasanāni mahībhujām || 117 ||
The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 3.117 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 (3.117). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Papam, Papa, Stri, Mrigaya, Dyuta, Artha, Dushana, Eva, Vac, Danda, Parushya, Vyasana, Vyasanani, Mahibhuj,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 3.117). 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: “pāpaṃ strī mṛgayā dyūtam artha-dūṣaṇam eva ca ”
- pāpam -
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pāpam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pāpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pāpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pāpā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- strī -
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strī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- mṛgayā* -
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mṛgaya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mṛgayā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dyūtam -
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dyūta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- artha -
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artha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]artha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√arth (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- dūṣaṇam -
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dūṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dūṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dūṣaṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “vāg-daṇḍayoś ca pāruṣyaṃ vyasanāni mahībhujām ”
- vāg -
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vāc (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- daṇḍayoś -
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daṇḍa (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]daṇḍā (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pāruṣyam -
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pāruṣya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pāruṣya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vyasanāni -
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vyasanāni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vyasanāni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vyasanāni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vyasana (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- mahībhujām -
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mahībhuj (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 3.117
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 3.117 in Gujarati sript:
પાપં સ્ત્રી મૃગયા દ્યૂતમ્ અર્થ-દૂષણમ્ એવ ચ ।
વાગ્-દણ્ડયોશ્ ચ પારુષ્યં વ્યસનાનિ મહીભુજામ્ ॥ ૧૧૭ ॥