Sanskrit quote nr. 2235 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अब्धिना सह मित्रत्वे दारिद्र्यं यदि जायते ।
लाञ्छनं सागरस्यैव मैत्रीकर्तुर्न लाञ्छनम् ॥abdhinā saha mitratve dāridryaṃ yadi jāyate |
lāñchanaṃ sāgarasyaiva maitrīkarturna lāñchanam ||
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.
Abdhi (अब्धि): defined in 9 categories.
Saha (सह): defined in 12 categories.
Mitratva (मित्रत्व): defined in 3 categories.
Daridrya (dāridrya, दारिद्र्य): defined in 7 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Jayat (jāyat, जायत्): defined in 1 categories.
Lanchana (lāñchana, लाञ्छन): defined in 10 categories.
Sagara (sāgara, सागर): defined in 23 categories.
Maitri (मैत्रि, maitrī, मैत्री): defined in 14 categories.
Maitrin (मैत्रिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Kartri (kartr, kartṛ, कर्तृ): defined in 13 categories.
Kartu (कर्तु): defined in 2 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
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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: “abdhinā saha mitratve dāridryaṃ yadi jāyate”
- abdhinā -
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abdhi (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- saha -
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saha (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]saha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sah (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- mitratve -
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mitratva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- dāridryam -
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dāridrya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- jāyate -
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√jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]√jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]√jai (verb class 1)[present middle third single]√jan (verb class 4)[present middle third single]
- Line 2: “lāñchanaṃ sāgarasyaiva maitrīkarturna lāñchanam”
- lāñchanam -
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lāñchana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- sāgarasyai -
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sāgara (noun, masculine)[genitive single]sāgara (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- maitrī -
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maitrī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]maitri (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]maitrin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kartur -
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kartṛ (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]kartu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kartu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lāñchanam -
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lāñchana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
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 2235 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.