Sanskrit quote nr. 2460 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अमित्रं कुरुते मित्रं मित्रं द्वेष्टि हिनस्ति च ।
शुभं वेत्त्यशुभं पापं भद्रं दैवहतो नरः ॥amitraṃ kurute mitraṃ mitraṃ dveṣṭi hinasti ca |
śubhaṃ vettyaśubhaṃ pāpaṃ bhadraṃ daivahato naraḥ ||
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.
Amitra (अमित्र): defined in 5 categories.
Kuruta (kurutā, कुरुता): defined in 4 categories.
Mitra (मित्र): defined in 17 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Shubha (subha, śubha, शुभ): defined in 18 categories.
Shubh (subh, śubh, शुभ्): defined in 2 categories.
Ashubha (asubha, aśubha, अशुभ): defined in 13 categories.
Papam (pāpam, पापम्): defined in 1 categories.
Papa (pāpa, पाप): defined in 13 categories.
Bhadram (भद्रम्): defined in 2 categories.
Bhadra (भद्र): defined in 24 categories.
Daivahata (दैवहत): defined in 1 categories.
Nara (नर): defined in 18 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Kannada, Ayurveda (science of life), Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Hindi, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Nepali
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: “amitraṃ kurute mitraṃ mitraṃ dveṣṭi hinasti ca”
- amitram -
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amitra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]amitra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]amitrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kurute -
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kurutā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√kṛ (verb class 8)[present middle third single]
- mitram -
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mitra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mitra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mitrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mitram -
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mitra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mitra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mitrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dveṣṭi -
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√dviṣ (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- hinasti -
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√hiṃs (verb class 7)[present active third single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “śubhaṃ vettyaśubhaṃ pāpaṃ bhadraṃ daivahato naraḥ”
- śubham -
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śubha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śubha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śubhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]śubh (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- vettya -
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√vid (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- aśubham -
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aśubha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aśubha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]aśubhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śubh (verb class 6)[imperfect active first single]
- pāpam -
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pāpam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pāpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pāpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pāpā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bhadram -
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bhadram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bhadra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhadra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhadrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- daivahato* -
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daivahata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- naraḥ -
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nara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative 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 2460 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.