Sanskrit quote nr. 4747 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आदौ तद्धितकृत् स्नेहं कार्यं स्नेहमनन्तरम् ।
कृत्वा सधर्मवादं च मध्यस्थः साधयेद्धितम् ॥ādau taddhitakṛt snehaṃ kāryaṃ snehamanantaram |
kṛtvā sadharmavādaṃ ca madhyasthaḥ sādhayeddhitam ||
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.
Adau (ādau, आदौ): defined in 3 categories.
Ada (āda, आद): defined in 9 categories.
Adi (ādi, आदि): defined in 14 categories.
Taddhita (तद्धित): defined in 4 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Sneha (स्नेह): defined in 14 categories.
Karya (kārya, कार्य): defined in 12 categories.
Anantaram (अनन्तरम्): defined in 4 categories.
Anantara (अनन्तर): defined in 11 categories.
Kritva (krtva, kṛtvā, कृत्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Kritvan (krtvan, kṛtvan, कृत्वन्): defined in 1 categories.
Sadharma (सधर्म): defined in 5 categories.
Sadharman (सधर्मन्): defined in 1 categories.
Vada (vāda, वाद): defined in 17 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Madhyastha (मध्यस्थ): defined in 12 categories.
Hita (हित): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Prakrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), India history, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Buddhist philosophy, Tamil, Samkhya (school of philosophy)
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: “ādau taddhitakṛt snehaṃ kāryaṃ snehamanantaram”
- ādau -
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ādau (indeclinable)[indeclinable]āda (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ādi (noun, masculine)[locative single]ādi (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- taddhita -
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taddhita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]taddhita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṛt -
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kṛt (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]kṛt (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- sneham -
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sneha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- kāryam -
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kārya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kārya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāryā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ], [accusative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
- sneham -
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sneha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- anantaram -
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anantaram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]anantara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anantara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]anantarā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “kṛtvā sadharmavādaṃ ca madhyasthaḥ sādhayeddhitam”
- kṛtvā -
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kṛtvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]kṛtvan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sadharma -
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sadharma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sadharma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sadharman (noun, masculine)[compound]sadharman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vādam -
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vāda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vāda (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vādā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vad -> vādam (absolutive)[absolutive from √vad]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- madhyasthaḥ -
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madhyastha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sādhayeddh -
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√sidh (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
- hitam -
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hita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√hi -> hita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √hi class 5 verb]√hi -> hita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √hi class 5 verb], [accusative single from √hi class 5 verb]
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 4747 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.