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 3.126

क्रतौ विवाहे व्यसने रिपु-क्षये यशस्करे कर्मणि मित्र-सङ्ग्रहे ।
प्रियासु नारीष्व् अधनेषु बान्धवेष्व् अतिव्ययो नास्ति नराधिपाष्टसु ॥ १२६ ॥

kratau vivāhe vyasane ripu-kṣaye yaśaskare karmaṇi mitra-saṅgrahe |
priyāsu nārīṣv adhaneṣu bāndhaveṣv ativyayo nāsti narādhipāṣṭasu || 126 ||

The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 3.126 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 (3.126). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kratu, Krati, Vivaha, Vyasana, Ripu, Kshaya, Kshi, Yashaskara, Karmani, Karman, Mitra, Sangraha, Priya, Priyasu, Adhana, Ativyaya, Nasti, Naradhipa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 3.126). 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: “kratau vivāhe vyasane ripu-kṣaye yaśaskare karmaṇi mitra-saṅgrahe
  • kratau -
  • kratu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    krati (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • vivāhe -
  • vivāha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vivāha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • vyasane -
  • vyasana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • ripu -
  • ripu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ripu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ripu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kṣaye -
  • kṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kṣaya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṣayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṣi (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
  • yaśaskare -
  • yaśaskara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yaśaskara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • karmaṇi -
  • karmaṇi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karmaṇi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    karmaṇi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karman (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • mitra -
  • mitra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mitra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṅgrahe -
  • saṅgraha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    saṅgraha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 2: “priyāsu nārīṣv adhaneṣu bāndhaveṣv ativyayo nāsti narādhipāṣṭasu
  • priyāsu -
  • priyāsu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    priyāsu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    priyāsu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    priyā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • Cannot analyse nārīṣv*ad
  • adhaneṣu -
  • adhana (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    adhana (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • Cannot analyse bāndhaveṣv*at
  • ativyayo* -
  • ativyaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāsti -
  • nāsti (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • narādhipāṣ -
  • narādhipa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ṭa -
  • ṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • su -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 3.126

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 3.126 in Gujarati sript:
ક્રતૌ વિવાહે વ્યસને રિપુ-ક્ષયે યશસ્કરે કર્મણિ મિત્ર-સઙ્ગ્રહે ।
પ્રિયાસુ નારીષ્વ્ અધનેષુ બાન્ધવેષ્વ્ અતિવ્યયો નાસ્તિ નરાધિપાષ્ટસુ ॥ ૧૨૬ ॥

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