Sanskrit quote nr. 7973 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अर्थेनाल्पीयसा ह्येते संरब्धा दीप्तमन्यवः ।
त्यजन्त्याशुस्पृधो घ्नन्ति सहसोत्सृज्य सौहृदम् ॥arthenālpīyasā hyete saṃrabdhā dīptamanyavaḥ |
tyajantyāśuspṛdho ghnanti sahasotsṛjya sauhṛdam ||
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.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Eta (एत, etā, एता): defined in 5 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Eti (एति): defined in 4 categories.
Samrabdha (saṃrabdha, संरब्ध, saṃrabdhā, संरब्धा): defined in 3 categories.
Dipta (dīpta, दीप्त): defined in 11 categories.
Ani (अनि, anī, अनी): defined in 12 categories.
Anya (अन्य): defined in 8 categories.
Ava (अव): defined in 7 categories.
Avas (अवस्): defined in 2 categories.
Spridh (sprdh, spṛdh, स्पृध्): defined in 1 categories.
Ghnat (घ्नत्): defined in 2 categories.
Sahasa (sahasā, सहसा): defined in 13 categories.
Sahas (सहस्): defined in 2 categories.
Utsrijya (utsrjya, utsṛjya, उत्सृज्य): defined in 3 categories.
Sauhrida (sauhrda, sauhṛda, सौहृद): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Prakrit, Tamil, Pali, Biology (plants and animals), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “arthenālpīyasā hyete saṃrabdhā dīptamanyavaḥ”
- arthenā -
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artha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]artha (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- alpīyasā* -
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alpīyasā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- hye -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- ete -
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eta (noun, masculine)[locative single]eta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]etā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]etad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]
- saṃrabdhā* -
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saṃrabdha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]saṃrabdhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dīptam -
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dīpta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dīpta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dīptā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- anya -
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ani (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]anī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]anya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√an -> anya (absolutive)[absolutive from √an]
- avaḥ -
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avas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ava (noun, masculine)[nominative single]u (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “tyajantyāśuspṛdho ghnanti sahasotsṛjya sauhṛdam”
- tyajantyā -
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√tyaj -> tyajat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √tyaj class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √tyaj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √tyaj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √tyaj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √tyaj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √tyaj class 1 verb]√tyaj -> tyajantī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √tyaj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tyaj class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √tyaj class 1 verb]√tyaj (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- āśu -
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āśu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]āśu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]āśu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]āśu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]āśu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- spṛdho* -
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spṛdh (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]spṛdh (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- ghnanti -
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ghnat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√han -> ghnat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 2 verb]√han (verb class 2)[present active third plural]
- sahaso -
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sahasā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sahasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sahasa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sahas (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sahas (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sahasā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- utsṛjya -
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utsṛjya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]utsṛjya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]utsṛjya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sauhṛdam -
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sauhṛda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sauhṛda (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sauhṛdā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 7973 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.