Sanskrit quote nr. 2197 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अप्रियाण्यपि कुर्वाणो निष्ठुराण्यपि च ब्रुवन् ।
चेतः प्रह्लादयत्येव सर्वावस्थासु वल्लभः ॥apriyāṇyapi kurvāṇo niṣṭhurāṇyapi ca bruvan |
cetaḥ prahlādayatyeva sarvāvasthāsu vallabhaḥ ||
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.
Kurvana (kurvāṇa, कुर्वाण): defined in 3 categories.
Nishthura (nisthura, niṣṭhura, निष्ठुर): defined in 7 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Cetri (cetr, cetṛ, चेतृ): defined in 2 categories.
Cetas (चेतस्): defined in 9 categories.
Prahlada (prahlāda, प्रह्लाद): defined in 10 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yati (यति, yatī, यती): defined in 18 categories.
Yatya (यत्य, yatyā, यत्या): defined in 2 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Sarvavastha (sarvāvasthā, सर्वावस्था): defined in 1 categories.
Vallabha (वल्लभ): defined in 12 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: “apriyāṇyapi kurvāṇo niṣṭhurāṇyapi ca bruvan”
- 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]
- kurvāṇo* -
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kurvāṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kṛ -> kurvāṇa (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
- niṣṭhurāṇya -
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niṣṭhura (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Cannot analyse bruvan
- Line 2: “cetaḥ prahlādayatyeva sarvāvasthāsu vallabhaḥ”
- cetaḥ -
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cetas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cetṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- prahlāda -
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prahlāda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yatye -
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yati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]yatin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]yati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]yatī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, masculine)[locative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]yatya (noun, masculine)[locative single]yatya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]yatyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yatī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√yat -> yatya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √yat class 10 verb]√yat -> yatya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √yat class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √yat class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √yat class 10 verb], [locative single from √yat class 10 verb]√yat -> yatyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √yat class 10 verb], [vocative single from √yat class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √yat class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √yat class 10 verb]√yat (verb class 1)[present passive first single]√yat (verb class 10)[present passive first single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sarvāvasthāsu -
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sarvāvasthā (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- vallabhaḥ -
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vallabha (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 2197 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.