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 4.120

सङ्गतः सन्धिर् एवायं प्रकृष्टत्वात् सुवर्णवत् ।
तथान्यैः सन्धि-कुशलैः काञ्चनः समुदाहृतः ॥ १२० ॥

saṅgataḥ sandhir evāyaṃ prakṛṣṭatvāt suvarṇavat |
tathānyaiḥ sandhi-kuśalaiḥ kāñcanaḥ samudāhṛtaḥ || 120 ||

The English translation of Hitopadesha Verse 4.120 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 (4.120). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sangata, Sandhi, Eva, Aya, Idam, Prakrishtatva, Suvarnavat, Tatha, Kushala, Kancana, Samudahrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hitopadesha Verse 4.120). 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: “saṅgataḥ sandhir evāyaṃ prakṛṣṭatvāt suvarṇavat
  • saṅgataḥ -
  • saṅgata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sandhir -
  • sandhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sandhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • evā -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prakṛṣṭatvāt -
  • prakṛṣṭatva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • suvarṇavat -
  • suvarṇavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    suvarṇavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “tathānyaiḥ sandhi-kuśalaiḥ kāñcanaḥ samudāhṛtaḥ
  • tathānyai -
  • tatha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • aiḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • sandhi -
  • sandhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sandhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sandhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sandhin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kuśalaiḥ -
  • kuśala (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kuśala (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kāñcanaḥ -
  • kāñcana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • samudāhṛtaḥ -
  • samudāhṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hitopadesha Verse 4.120

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 4.120 in Gujarati sript:
સઙ્ગતઃ સન્ધિર્ એવાયં પ્રકૃષ્ટત્વાત્ સુવર્ણવત્ ।
તથાન્યૈઃ સન્ધિ-કુશલૈઃ કાઞ્ચનઃ સમુદાહૃતઃ ॥ ૧૨૦ ॥

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