Sanskrit quote nr. 7439 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकः सखा प्रियो भूय उपकारी गुणान्वितः ।
हन्तव्यः स्त्रीनिमित्तेन कष्टमापतितं मम ॥ekaḥ sakhā priyo bhūya upakārī guṇānvitaḥ |
hantavyaḥ strīnimittena kaṣṭamāpatitaṃ mama ||
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.
Eka (एक): defined in 16 categories.
Pri (prī, प्री): defined in 2 categories.
Priya (प्रिय): defined in 11 categories.
Bhuyah (bhūyaḥ, भूयः): defined in 2 categories.
Bhuyas (bhūyas, भूयस्): defined in 3 categories.
Upakarin (upakārin, उपकारिन्): defined in 7 categories.
Gunanvita (guṇānvita, गुणान्वित): defined in 4 categories.
Hantavya (हन्तव्य): defined in 3 categories.
Stri (strī, स्त्री): defined in 20 categories.
Nimitta (निमित्त): defined in 22 categories.
Kashtam (kastam, kaṣṭam, कष्टम्): defined in 3 categories.
Kashta (kasta, kaṣṭa, कष्ट): defined in 13 categories.
Apatita (āpatita, आपतित): defined in 3 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), India history, Prakrit, Buddhist philosophy, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
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: “ekaḥ sakhā priyo bhūya upakārī guṇānvitaḥ”
- ekaḥ -
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eka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sakhā -
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sakhi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- priyo* -
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prī (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]prī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]priya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhūya* -
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bhūyaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bhūyas (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bhūyas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- upakārī -
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upakārī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]upakārin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- guṇānvitaḥ -
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guṇānvita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “hantavyaḥ strīnimittena kaṣṭamāpatitaṃ mama”
- hantavyaḥ -
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hantavya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√han -> hantavya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √han class 1 verb], [nominative single from √han class 2 verb]
- strī -
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strī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- nimittena -
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nimitta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- kaṣṭam -
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kaṣṭam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kaṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kaṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kaṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]√kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]√kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kaś class 1 verb]√kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kaś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kaś class 1 verb]
- āpatitam -
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āpatita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]āpatita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]āpatitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mama -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
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 7439 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.