Sanskrit quote nr. 7972 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
भिद्यन्ते भ्रातरो दाराः पितरः सुहृदस् तथा ।
एकास्निग्धाः काकिणिना सद्यः सर्वेऽरयः कृताः ॥bhidyante bhrātaro dārāḥ pitaraḥ suhṛdas tathā |
ekāsnigdhāḥ kākiṇinā sadyaḥ sarve'rayaḥ kṛtāḥ ||
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.
Bhratri (bhratr, bhrātṛ, भ्रातृ): defined in 8 categories.
Dara (dāra, दार): defined in 14 categories.
Pitri (pitr, pitṛ, पितृ): defined in 14 categories.
Suhrid (suhrd, suhṛd, सुहृद्): defined in 6 categories.
Suhrida (suhrda, suhṛda, सुहृद): defined in 5 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Eka (ekā, एका): defined in 16 categories.
Asnigdha (अस्निग्ध, asnigdhā, अस्निग्धा): defined in 3 categories.
Kakini (kākiṇi, काकिणि): defined in 9 categories.
Sadyah (sadyaḥ, सद्यः): defined in 2 categories.
Sadya (सद्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ari (अरि): defined in 17 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत, kṛtā, कृता): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Tamil, Kavya (poetry)
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: “bhidyante bhrātaro dārāḥ pitaraḥ suhṛdas tathā”
- bhidyante -
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√bhid (verb class 1)[present passive third plural]√bhid (verb class 7)[present passive third plural]
- bhrātaro* -
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bhrātṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dārāḥ -
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dāra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- pitaraḥ -
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pitṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- suhṛdas -
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suhṛd (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]suhṛd (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]suhṛda (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “ekāsnigdhāḥ kākiṇinā sadyaḥ sarve'rayaḥ kṛtāḥ”
- ekā -
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eka (noun, neuter)[compound]ekā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- asnigdhāḥ -
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asnigdha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]asnigdhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- kākiṇinā -
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kākiṇi (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- sadyaḥ -
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sadyaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sadya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sarve' -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sarvā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- arayaḥ -
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ari (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ari (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]√ray (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- kṛtāḥ -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
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 7972 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.