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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 4.107
अज्ञः सुखम् आराध्यः सुखतरम् आराध्यते विशेषज्ञः ।
ज्ञान-लव-दुर्विदग्धं ब्रह्मापि नरं न रञ्जयति ॥ १०७ ॥
ajñaḥ sukham ārādhyaḥ sukhataram ārādhyate viśeṣajñaḥ |
jñāna-lava-durvidagdhaṃ brahmāpi naraṃ na rañjayati || 107 ||
The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 4.107 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 (4.107). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Ajna, Sukham, Sukha, Aradhya, Tara, Aradhi, Visheshajna, Jnana, Lava, Durvidagdha, Brahma, Brahman, Api, Nara, Ranjayat,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 4.107). 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: “ajñaḥ sukham ārādhyaḥ sukhataram ārādhyate viśeṣajñaḥ ”
- ajñaḥ -
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ajña (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sukham -
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sukham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sukhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ārādhyaḥ -
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ārādhya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sukha -
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sukha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sukha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- taram -
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tara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tarā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ārādhya -
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ārādhya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ārādhya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ārādhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ārādhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ārādhi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
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- viśeṣajñaḥ -
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viśeṣajña (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “jñāna-lava-durvidagdhaṃ brahmāpi naraṃ na rañjayati ”
- jñāna -
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jñāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lava -
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lava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]lava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]lo (noun, masculine)[compound]
- durvidagdham -
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durvidagdha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]durvidagdha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]durvidagdhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- brahmā -
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brahma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]brahma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]brahman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]brahmā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√brahm (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- naram -
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nara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]narā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rañjayati -
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√rañj -> rañjayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √rañj]√rañj -> rañjayat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √rañj]rañjayat (noun, masculine)[locative single]rañjayat (noun, feminine)[locative single]rañjayat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√rañj (verb class 0)[present active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 4.107
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 4.107 in Gujarati sript:
અજ્ઞઃ સુખમ્ આરાધ્યઃ સુખતરમ્ આરાધ્યતે વિશેષજ્ઞઃ ।
જ્ઞાન-લવ-દુર્વિદગ્ધં બ્રહ્માપિ નરં ન રઞ્જયતિ ॥ ૧૦૭ ॥