Sanskrit quote nr. 7374 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
ऋते यदर्थं प्रणयाद् रक्ष्यते यच्च रक्षति ।
पूर्वोपचितसंबन्धं तन् मित्रं नित्यमुच्यते ॥ṛte yadarthaṃ praṇayād rakṣyate yacca rakṣati |
pūrvopacitasaṃbandhaṃ tan mitraṃ nityamucyate ||
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.
Rite (rte, ṛte, ऋते): defined in 3 categories.
Rita (rta, ṛta, ऋत, ṛtā, ऋता): defined in 10 categories.
Riti (rti, ṛti, ऋति): defined in 12 categories.
Yadartha (यदर्थ): defined in 3 categories.
Pranayat (praṇayāt, प्रणयात्): defined in 1 categories.
Pranaya (praṇaya, प्रणय): defined in 7 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Rakshat (raksat, rakṣat, रक्षत्): defined in 1 categories.
Purva (pūrva, पूर्व, pūrvā, पूर्वा): defined in 13 categories.
Upacita (उपचित): defined in 5 categories.
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध): defined in 14 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tan (तन्): defined in 8 categories.
Mitra (मित्र): defined in 17 categories.
Nityam (नित्यम्): defined in 2 categories.
Nitya (नित्य): defined in 19 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Purana (epic history), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Tamil, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Jainism, India history, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pali, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Prakrit, Jain philosophy, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ayurveda (science of life), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Buddhist 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: “ṛte yadarthaṃ praṇayād rakṣyate yacca rakṣati”
- ṛte -
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ṛte (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ṛte (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ṛta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ṛta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ṛti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ṛti (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- yadartham -
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yadartha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]yadartha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]yadarthā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- praṇayād -
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praṇayāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]praṇaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- rakṣyate -
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√rakṣ (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√rakṣ (verb class 0)[present passive third single]
- yac -
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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]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rakṣati -
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√rakṣ -> rakṣat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb]√rakṣ -> rakṣat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb]√rakṣ (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- Line 2: “pūrvopacitasaṃbandhaṃ tan mitraṃ nityamucyate”
- pūrvo -
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pūrva (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]pūrva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pūrva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]pūrvā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- upacita -
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upacita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]upacita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sambandham -
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sambandha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sambandha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sambandhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tan -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]tan (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- mitram -
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mitra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mitra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mitrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- nityam -
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nityam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]nitya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nitya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nityā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ucyate -
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√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]√vac (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√vac (verb class 3)[present passive third 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 7374 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.