Sanskrit quote nr. 2207 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अफलस्यापि वृक्षस्य छाया भवति शीतला ।
निर्गुणोऽपि वरं बन्धुर् यः परः पर एव सः ॥aphalasyāpi vṛkṣasya chāyā bhavati śītalā |
nirguṇo'pi varaṃ bandhur yaḥ paraḥ para eva saḥ ||
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.
Aphala (अफल): defined in 7 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Vriksha (vrksa, vṛkṣa, वृक्ष): defined in 13 categories.
Cha (chā, छा): defined in 10 categories.
Chaya (chāya, छाय, chāyā, छाया): defined in 21 categories.
Bhavati (bhavatī, भवती): defined in 6 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Shitala (sitala, śītalā, शीतला): defined in 13 categories.
Nirguna (nirguṇa, निर्गुण): defined in 8 categories.
Varam (वरम्): defined in 7 categories.
Vara (वर): defined in 23 categories.
Bandhu (बन्धु): defined in 14 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Parah (paraḥ, परः): defined in 4 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Sah (saḥ, सः): defined in 4 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: “aphalasyāpi vṛkṣasya chāyā bhavati śītalā”
- aphalasyā -
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aphala (noun, masculine)[genitive single]aphala (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- vṛkṣasya -
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vṛkṣa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- chāyā* -
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chā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]chāya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]chāyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhavati -
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bhavatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- śītalā -
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śītalā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “nirguṇo'pi varaṃ bandhur yaḥ paraḥ para eva saḥ”
- nirguṇo' -
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nirguṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- varam -
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varam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]vara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]varā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bandhur -
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bandhu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- paraḥ -
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paraḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- para* -
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paraḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saḥ -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (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 2207 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.