Sanskrit quote nr. 7002 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपकर्तुं प्रियं वक्तुं कर्तुं स्नेहमनुत्तमम् ।
सज्जनानां स्वभावोऽयं केनेन्दुः शिशिरीकृतः ॥upakartuṃ priyaṃ vaktuṃ kartuṃ snehamanuttamam |
sajjanānāṃ svabhāvo'yaṃ kenenduḥ śiśirīkṛtaḥ ||
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.
Upaka (उपक): defined in 4 categories.
Ritu (rtu, ṛtu, ऋतु): defined in 14 categories.
Priyam (प्रियम्): defined in 1 categories.
Pri (prī, प्री): defined in 2 categories.
Priya (प्रिय): defined in 11 categories.
Kartu (कर्तु): defined in 2 categories.
Sneha (स्नेह): defined in 14 categories.
Anuttama (अनुत्तम): defined in 5 categories.
Sajjana (सज्जन, sajjanā, सज्जना): defined in 7 categories.
Svabhava (svabhāva, स्वभाव): defined in 18 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Kena (केन): defined in 5 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Indu (इन्दु): defined in 14 categories.
Shi (si, śī, शी): defined in 6 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Yoga (school of philosophy), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Prakrit, Tamil, Dharmashastra (religious law)
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: “upakartuṃ priyaṃ vaktuṃ kartuṃ snehamanuttamam”
- upakar -
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upaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ṛtum -
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ṛtu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- priyam -
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priyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]priya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]priya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]priyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]prī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]prī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- vaktum -
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√vac -> vaktum (infinitive)[infinitive from √vac]√vac -> vaktum (infinitive)[infinitive from √vac]
- kartum -
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√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]kartu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]kartu (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- sneham -
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sneha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- anuttamam -
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anuttama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anuttama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]anuttamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “sajjanānāṃ svabhāvo'yaṃ kenenduḥ śiśirīkṛtaḥ”
- sajjanānām -
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sajjana (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]sajjana (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]sajjanā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- svabhāvo' -
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svabhāva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kene -
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kena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- induḥ -
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indu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śi -
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śi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śī (noun, feminine)[adverb]śī (noun, masculine)[adverb]śī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- śirī -
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śiri (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kṛtaḥ -
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kṛt (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]kṛt (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]kṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
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 7002 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.