Sanskrit quote nr. 7014 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपकारगृहीतेन शत्रुणा शत्रुमुद्धरेत् ।
पादलग्नं करस्थेन कण्टकेनेव कण्टकम् ॥upakāragṛhītena śatruṇā śatrumuddharet |
pādalagnaṃ karasthena kaṇṭakeneva kaṇṭakam ||
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.
Upakara (upakāra, उपकार): defined in 13 categories.
Grihita (grhita, gṛhīta, गृहीत): defined in 12 categories.
Shatru (satru, śatru, शत्रु): defined in 12 categories.
Padalagna (pādalagna, पादलग्न): defined in 2 categories.
Karastha (करस्थ): defined in 3 categories.
Kantaka (kaṇṭaka, कण्टक): defined in 12 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Hinduism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Prakrit
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: “upakāragṛhītena śatruṇā śatrumuddharet”
- upakāra -
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upakāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- gṛhītena -
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gṛhīta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]gṛhīta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]√grah -> gṛhīta (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √grah class 9 verb]√grah -> gṛhīta (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √grah class 9 verb]
- śatruṇā -
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śatru (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- śatrum -
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śatru (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ud -
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ud (Preverb)[Preverb]
- dharet -
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√dhṛ (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “pādalagnaṃ karasthena kaṇṭakeneva kaṇṭakam”
- pādalagnam -
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pādalagna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pādalagna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pādalagnā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- karasthena -
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karastha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]karastha (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- kaṇṭakene -
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kaṇṭaka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kaṇṭakam -
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kaṇṭaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [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 7014 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.