Sanskrit quote nr. 7021 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपकारशतेनापि दानैश्चापि सुविस्तरैः ।
लालनात् प्रीतिपूर्वाच्च न ग्राह्यो भगिनीसुतः ॥upakāraśatenāpi dānaiścāpi suvistaraiḥ |
lālanāt prītipūrvācca na grāhyo bhaginīsutaḥ ||
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.
Shata (sata, śata, शत): defined in 18 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Dana (dāna, दान): defined in 23 categories.
Capin (cāpin, चापिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Suvistara (सुविस्तर): defined in 2 categories.
Lalana (lālana, लालन): defined in 12 categories.
Purva (pūrva, पूर्व): defined in 13 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Grahya (grāhya, ग्राह्य): defined in 11 categories.
Bhaginisuta (bhaginīsuta, भगिनीसुत): defined in 1 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, Buddhism, Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vastushastra (architecture), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Yoga (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: “upakāraśatenāpi dānaiścāpi suvistaraiḥ”
- upakāra -
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upakāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- śatenā -
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śata (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- dānaiś -
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dāna (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]dāna (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- cāpi -
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cāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- suvistaraiḥ -
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suvistara (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]suvistara (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “lālanāt prītipūrvācca na grāhyo bhaginīsutaḥ”
- lālanāt -
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lālana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]lālana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- prīti -
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prīti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- pūrvāc -
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pūrva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]pūrva (noun, neuter)[ablative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- grāhyo* -
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grāhī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]grāhya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√grah -> grāhya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √grah class 9 verb], [nominative single from √grah]
- bhaginīsutaḥ -
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bhaginīsuta (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 7021 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.