Sanskrit quote nr. 1388 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनिन्द्यमपि निन्दन्ति स्तुवन्त्यस्तुत्यमुच्चकैः ।
स्वापतेयकृते मर्त्याः किं किं नाम न कुर्वते ॥anindyamapi nindanti stuvantyastutyamuccakaiḥ |
svāpateyakṛte martyāḥ kiṃ kiṃ nāma na kurvate ||
Index
Presented above is a Sanskrit aphorism, also known as a subhāṣita, which is at the very least, a literary piece of art. This page provides critical research material such as an anlaysis on the poetic meter used, an English translation, a glossary explaining technical terms, and a list of resources including print editions and digital links.
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: Consider this as an approximate extraction of glossary words based on an experimental segmentation of the Sanskrit verse. Some could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned.
Anindya (अनिन्द्य): defined in 3 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Nindat (निन्दत्): defined in 1 categories.
Stuvat (स्तुवत्): defined in 3 categories.
Astutya (अस्तुत्य): defined in 1 categories.
Uccakaih (uccakaiḥ, उच्चकैः): defined in 1 categories.
Svapateya (svāpateya, स्वापतेय): defined in 2 categories.
Krite (krte, kṛte, कृते): defined in 1 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत, kṛtā, कृता): defined in 16 categories.
Kriti (krti, kṛti, कृति): defined in 14 categories.
Martya (मर्त्य, martyā, मर्त्या): defined in 7 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Kurvat (कुर्वत्): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Buddhism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Prakrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit verse. 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: “anindyamapi nindanti stuvantyastutyamuccakaiḥ”
- anindyam -
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anindya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anindya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]anindyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- nindanti -
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√nind -> nindat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √nind class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √nind class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √nind class 1 verb]√nind -> nindantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √nind class 1 verb]√nind (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- stuvantya -
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stuvat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]√stu -> stuvat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √stu class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √stu class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √stu class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √stu class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √stu class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √stu class 2 verb]√stu (verb class 2)[present active third plural]
- astutyam -
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astutya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]astutya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]astutyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- uccakaiḥ -
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uccakaiḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “svāpateyakṛte martyāḥ kiṃ kiṃ nāma na kurvate”
- svāpateya -
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svāpateya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṛte -
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kṛte (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kṛte (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]kṛt (noun, masculine)[dative single]kṛt (noun, neuter)[dative single]kṛta (noun, masculine)[locative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kṛti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]kṛti (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 2)[present middle third single]
- martyāḥ -
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martya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]martyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- nāma -
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nāman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kurvate -
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kurvat (noun, masculine)[dative single]kurvat (noun, neuter)[dative single]kurvatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 8)[present middle third plural]
About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha
buy this bookThis quote is included within the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha (महासुभाषितसंग्रह, maha-subhashita-samgraha / subhasita-sangraha), which is a compendium of Sanskrit aphorisms (subhāṣita), collected from various sources. Subhāṣita is a genre of Sanskrit literature, exposing the vast and rich cultural heritage of ancient India.
It has serial number 1388 and can be found on page . (read on archive.org)
Sanskrit is the oldest living language and bears testimony to the intellectual past of ancient India. Three major religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) share this language, which is used for many of their holy books. Besides religious manuscripts, much of India’s ancient culture has been preserved in Sanskrit, covering topics such as Architecture, Music, Botany, Surgery, Ethics, Philosophy, Dance and much more.