Sanskrit quote nr. 7033 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपकारेण दूयन्ते न सहन्तेऽनुकम्पिताम् ।
आपत्स्वपि दुराराध्या नित्यदुःखा मनस्विनः ॥upakāreṇa dūyante na sahante'nukampitām |
āpatsvapi durārādhyā nityaduḥkhā manasvinaḥ ||
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.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Anukampita (anukampitā, अनुकम्पिता): defined in 3 categories.
Apad (āpad, आपद्): defined in 3 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Duraradhya (durārādhya, दुराराध्य, durārādhyā, दुराराध्या): defined in 4 categories.
Nitya (नित्य): defined in 19 categories.
Duhkha (duḥkha, दुःख, duḥkhā, दुःखा): defined in 17 categories.
Manasvin (मनस्विन्): defined in 7 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), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Nyaya (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: “upakāreṇa dūyante na sahante'nukampitām”
- upakāreṇa -
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upakāra (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- dūyante -
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√du (verb class 1)[present passive third plural]√du (verb class 4)[present passive third plural]√du (verb class 5)[present passive third plural]√dū (verb class 1)[present passive third plural]√dū (verb class 4)[present middle third plural], [present passive third plural]√dū (verb class 5)[present passive third plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sahante' -
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√sah (verb class 1)[present middle third plural]
- anukampitām -
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anukampitā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “āpatsvapi durārādhyā nityaduḥkhā manasvinaḥ”
- āpatsva -
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āpad (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- durārādhyā* -
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durārādhya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]durārādhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- nitya -
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nitya (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]nitya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nitya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- duḥkhā* -
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duḥkha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]duḥkhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- manasvinaḥ -
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manasvin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]manasvin (noun, neuter)[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 7033 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.