Sanskrit quote nr. 2196 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अप्रियाण्यपि कुर्वन्तः स्वार्थायोद्यत चेष्टिताः ।
पण्डिता नोपलभ्यन्ते वायसैरिव कोकिलाः ॥apriyāṇyapi kurvantaḥ svārthāyodyata ceṣṭitāḥ |
paṇḍitā nopalabhyante vāyasairiva kokilāḥ ||
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.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Kurvat (कुर्वत्): defined in 4 categories.
Svartha (svārtha, स्वार्थ): defined in 9 categories.
Udyata (उद्यत): defined in 8 categories.
Ceshtita (cestita, ceṣṭita, चेष्टित, ceṣṭitā, चेष्टिता): defined in 10 categories.
Pandita (paṇḍita, पण्डित, paṇḍitā, पण्डिता): defined in 16 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Upala (उपल): defined in 8 categories.
Bha (bhā, भा): defined in 14 categories.
Anta (अन्त, antā, अन्ता): defined in 16 categories.
Anti (अन्ति): defined in 9 categories.
Vayasa (vāyasa, वायस): defined in 11 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Kokila (कोकिल, kokilā, कोकिला): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Shaiva philosophy, Prakrit, Tamil, Nepali, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kavya (poetry), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law), 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: “apriyāṇyapi kurvantaḥ svārthāyodyata ceṣṭitāḥ”
- apriyāṇya -
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apriya (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- kurvantaḥ -
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kurvat (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
- svārthāyo -
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svārtha (noun, masculine)[dative single]svārtha (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- udyata -
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udyata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]udyata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ceṣṭitāḥ -
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ceṣṭita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ceṣṭitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√ceṣṭ -> ceṣṭita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √ceṣṭ], [vocative plural from √ceṣṭ]√ceṣṭ -> ceṣṭitā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √ceṣṭ], [vocative plural from √ceṣṭ], [accusative plural from √ceṣṭ]
- Line 2: “paṇḍitā nopalabhyante vāyasairiva kokilāḥ”
- paṇḍitā* -
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paṇḍita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]paṇḍitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]√paṇḍ -> paṇḍitā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]
- no -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- upala -
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upala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhya -
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bhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]bhā (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- ante -
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anta (noun, masculine)[locative single]anta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]antā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]anti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√ant (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- vāyasair -
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vāyasa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]vāyasa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kokilāḥ -
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kokila (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kokilā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative 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 2196 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.