Sanskrit quote nr. 4895 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आपत्काले तु संप्राप्ते यन् मित्रं मित्रमेव तत् ।
वृद्धिकाले तु संप्राप्ते दुर्जनोऽपि सुहृद् भवेत् ॥āpatkāle tu saṃprāpte yan mitraṃ mitrameva tat |
vṛddhikāle tu saṃprāpte durjano'pi suhṛd bhavet ||
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.
Apatkala (āpatkāla, आपत्काल): defined in 5 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Samprapta (samprāpta, सम्प्राप्त, samprāptā, सम्प्राप्ता): defined in 6 categories.
Samprapti (samprāpti, सम्प्राप्ति): defined in 7 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Mitra (मित्र): defined in 17 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Kale (kāle, काले): defined in 3 categories.
Kala (kāla, काल, kālā, काला): defined in 33 categories.
Durjana (दुर्जन): defined in 7 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Suhrid (suhrd, suhṛd, सुहृद्): defined in 6 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: “āpatkāle tu saṃprāpte yan mitraṃ mitrameva tat”
- āpatkāle -
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āpatkāla (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- samprāpte -
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samprāpta (noun, masculine)[locative single]samprāpta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]samprāptā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]samprāpti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- yan -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- mitram -
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mitra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mitra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mitrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mitram -
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mitra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mitra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mitrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “vṛddhikāle tu saṃprāpte durjano'pi suhṛd bhavet”
- vṛddhi -
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vṛddhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vṛddhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- kāle -
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kāle (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kāla (noun, masculine)[locative single]kāla (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kālā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- samprāpte -
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samprāpta (noun, masculine)[locative single]samprāpta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]samprāptā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]samprāpti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- durjano' -
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durjana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- suhṛd -
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suhṛd (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]suhṛd (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- bhavet -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third 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 4895 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.