Sanskrit quote nr. 7168 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपायनीकृतं यत् तु सुहृत्सम्बन्धिबन्धुषु ।
विवाहादिषु चाचारदत्तं ह्रीदत्तमेव तत् ॥upāyanīkṛtaṃ yat tu suhṛtsambandhibandhuṣu |
vivāhādiṣu cācāradattaṃ hrīdattameva tat ||
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.
Upayanikrita (upayanikrta, upāyanīkṛta, उपायनीकृत): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Suhrid (suhrd, suhṛd, सुहृद्): defined in 6 categories.
Sambandhin (सम्बन्धिन्): defined in 10 categories.
Bandhu (बन्धु): defined in 14 categories.
Vivaha (vivāha, विवाह): defined in 18 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Acara (ācāra, आचार): defined in 20 categories.
Datta (दत्त): defined in 12 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pali, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Prakrit, Hinduism, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Tamil, Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
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: “upāyanīkṛtaṃ yat tu suhṛtsambandhibandhuṣu”
- upāyanīkṛtam -
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upāyanīkṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]upāyanīkṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]upāyanīkṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yat -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- suhṛt -
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suhṛd (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]suhṛd (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- sambandhi -
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sambandhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]sambandhi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sambandhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]sambandhin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]sambandhin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bandhuṣu -
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bandhu (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- Line 2: “vivāhādiṣu cācāradattaṃ hrīdattameva tat”
- vivāhād -
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vivāha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]vivāha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- iṣu -
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iṣu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]i (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- cā -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ācāra -
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ācāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dattam -
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datta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]datta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dattā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√dā (verb class 3)[imperative active second dual]
- hrī -
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hrī (noun, feminine)[compound]
- dattam -
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datta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]datta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dattā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√dā (verb class 3)[imperative active second dual]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [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 7168 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.