Sanskrit quote nr. 2461 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अमित्रं कुरुते मित्रं मित्रं द्वेष्टि हिनस्ति वः ।
मित्राणि तस्य नश्यन्ति अमित्रं नष्टमेव च ॥amitraṃ kurute mitraṃ mitraṃ dveṣṭi hinasti vaḥ |
mitrāṇi tasya naśyanti amitraṃ naṣṭameva ca ||
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.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Nashyat (nasyat, naśyat, नश्यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Nashta (nasta, naṣṭa, नष्ट): defined in 13 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 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), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Pali, Nepali, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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 vaḥ”
- 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]
- vaḥ -
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va (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
- Line 2: “mitrāṇi tasya naśyanti amitraṃ naṣṭameva ca”
- mitrāṇi -
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mitra (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- 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]
- naśyanti -
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naśyantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]naśyat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√naś -> naśyat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √naś class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √naś class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √naś class 4 verb]√naś -> naśyantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √naś class 4 verb]√naś (verb class 4)[present active third plural]
- amitram -
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amitra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]amitra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]amitrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- naṣṭam -
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naṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]naṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]naṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √naś class 4 verb]√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √naś class 1 verb], [nominative single from √naś class 4 verb], [accusative single from √naś class 4 verb]√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √naś class 1 verb]√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √naś class 1 verb]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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 2461 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.