Sanskrit quote nr. 1992 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अपापास्तत्कुलीनाश्च मानयन्ति स्वकान् हितान् ।
एष प्रायो नरेन्द्राणां शङ्कनीयस्तु शोभनः ॥

apāpāstatkulīnāśca mānayanti svakān hitān |
eṣa prāyo narendrāṇāṃ śaṅkanīyastu śobhanaḥ ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Apapa (apāpa, अपाप, apāpā, अपापा): defined in 7 categories.
Tatkulina (tatkulīna, तत्कुलीन, tatkulīnā, तत्कुलीना): defined in 1 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Svaka (स्वक): defined in 4 categories.
Hita (हित): defined in 14 categories.
Praya (prāya, प्राय): defined in 8 categories.
Prayas (prāyas, प्रायस्): defined in 4 categories.
Narendra (नरेन्द्र): defined in 7 categories.
Shankaniya (sankaniya, śaṅkanīya, शङ्कनीय): defined in 3 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Shobhana (sobhana, śobhana, शोभन): defined in 10 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, India history, Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Pali, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

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: “apāpāstatkulīnāśca mānayanti svakān hitān
  • apāpās -
  • apāpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    apāpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tatkulīnāś -
  • tatkulīna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    tatkulīnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mānayanti -
  • man -> mānayantī (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √man]
    mān -> mānayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √mān class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √mān class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √mān class 10 verb]
    mān -> mānayantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √mān class 10 verb]
    man -> mānayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √man], [vocative plural from √man], [accusative plural from √man]
    man -> mānayantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √man]
    mān (verb class 10)
    [present active third plural]
    man (verb class 0)
    [present active third plural]
  • svakān -
  • svaka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • hitān -
  • hita (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    hi -> hita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √hi class 5 verb]
  • Line 2: “eṣa prāyo narendrāṇāṃ śaṅkanīyastu śobhanaḥ
  • eṣa -
  • eṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • prāyo* -
  • prāyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    prāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • narendrāṇām -
  • narendra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • śaṅkanīyas -
  • śaṅkanīya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śaṅk -> śaṅkanīya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śaṅk class 1 verb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • śobhanaḥ -
  • śobhana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 1992 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.

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