Sanskrit quote nr. 6222 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इहानेके सन्तः सततमुपकारिण्युपकृतिं ।
कृतज्ञाः कुर्वन्तो जगति निवसन्तोऽपि सुधियः ॥ihāneke santaḥ satatamupakāriṇyupakṛtiṃ |
kṛtajñāḥ kurvanto jagati nivasanto'pi sudhiyaḥ ||
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.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Aneka (अनेक, anekā, अनेका): defined in 11 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Santa (सन्त): defined in 19 categories.
Satatam (सततम्): defined in 5 categories.
Satata (सतत): defined in 8 categories.
Upakarin (upakārin, उपकारिन्): defined in 7 categories.
Upakriti (upakrti, upakṛti, उपकृति): defined in 2 categories.
Kritajna (krtajna, kṛtajña, कृतज्ञ, kṛtajñā, कृतज्ञा): defined in 4 categories.
Kurvat (कुर्वत्): defined in 4 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.
Jagati (jagatī, जगती): defined in 16 categories.
Ni (नि, nī, नी): defined in 9 categories.
Vasanta (वसन्त): defined in 18 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Sudhi (sudhī, सुधी): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Tamil, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaisheshika (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: “ihāneke santaḥ satatamupakāriṇyupakṛtiṃ”
- ihā -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aneke -
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aneka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]aneka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]anekā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- santaḥ -
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sat (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]santa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√sam -> santa (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sam class 1 verb]
- satatam -
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satatam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]satata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]satata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]satatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- upakāriṇyu -
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upakāriṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]upakārin (noun, masculine)[locative single]upakārin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- upakṛtim -
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upakṛti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “kṛtajñāḥ kurvanto jagati nivasanto'pi sudhiyaḥ”
- kṛtajñāḥ -
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kṛtajña (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kṛtajñā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- kurvanto* -
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kurvat (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
- jagati -
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jagatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]jagat (noun, masculine)[locative single]jagat (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- ni -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, masculine)[adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vasanto' -
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vasanta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√vas -> vasat (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √vas class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vas class 1 verb]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- sudhiyaḥ -
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sudhī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]sudhī (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive 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 6222 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.