Sanskrit quote nr. 2191 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अप्रियं यस्य कुर्वीत भूयस् तस्य प्रियं चरेत् ।
अचिरेण प्रियः स स्याद् योऽप्रियः प्रियमाचरेत् ॥apriyaṃ yasya kurvīta bhūyas tasya priyaṃ caret |
acireṇa priyaḥ sa syād yo'priyaḥ priyamācaret ||
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.
Apriya (अप्रिय): defined in 6 categories.
Yasya (यस्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Bhuyah (bhūyaḥ, भूयः): defined in 2 categories.
Bhuyas (bhūyas, भूयस्): defined in 3 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Priyam (प्रियम्): defined in 1 categories.
Pri (prī, प्री): defined in 2 categories.
Priya (प्रिय): defined in 11 categories.
Acirena (acireṇa, अचिरेण): defined in 1 categories.
Acira (अचिर): defined in 11 categories.
Syat (syāt, स्यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Yu (यु): defined in 6 categories.
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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: “apriyaṃ yasya kurvīta bhūyas tasya priyaṃ caret”
- apriyam -
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apriya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]apriya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]apriyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yasya -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yas]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√yas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- kurvīta -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[optative middle third single]
- bhūyas -
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bhūyaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bhūyas (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bhūyas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- priyam -
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priyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]priya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]priya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]priyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]prī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]prī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- caret -
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√car (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “acireṇa priyaḥ sa syād yo'priyaḥ priyamācaret”
- acireṇa -
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acireṇa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]acira (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]acira (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- priyaḥ -
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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]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- syād -
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syāt (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]syāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√as (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- yo' -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- apriyaḥ -
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apriya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- priyam -
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priyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]priya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]priya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]priyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]prī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]prī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ā -
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ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- caret -
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√car (verb class 1)[optative active 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 2191 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.