Sanskrit quote nr. 2470 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अमित्रो न विमोक्तव्यः कृपणं बह्वपि ब्रुवन् ।
कृपा तस्मिन् न कर्तव्या हन्यादेवापकारिणम् ॥amitro na vimoktavyaḥ kṛpaṇaṃ bahvapi bruvan |
kṛpā tasmin na kartavyā hanyādevāpakāriṇam ||
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.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Vimoktavya (विमोक्तव्य): defined in 1 categories.
Kripanam (krpanam, kṛpaṇam, कृपणम्): defined in 1 categories.
Kripana (krpana, kṛpaṇa, कृपण): defined in 8 categories.
Bahvap (बह्वप्): defined in 1 categories.
Krip (krp, kṛp, कृप्): defined in 1 categories.
Kripa (krpa, kṛpā, कृपा): defined in 8 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Kartavya (कर्तव्य, kartavyā, कर्तव्या): defined in 9 categories.
Eva (एव, evā, एवा): defined in 6 categories.
Apakarin (apakārin, अपकारिन्): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Kannada, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Nepali, Pali, Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “amitro na vimoktavyaḥ kṛpaṇaṃ bahvapi bruvan”
- amitro* -
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amitra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vimoktavyaḥ -
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vimoktavya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kṛpaṇam -
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kṛpaṇam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kṛpaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṛpaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṛpaṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bahvapi -
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bahvap (noun, masculine)[locative single]bahvap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- Cannot analyse bruvan
- Line 2: “kṛpā tasmin na kartavyā hanyādevāpakāriṇam”
- kṛpā -
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kṛp (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]kṛpā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tasmin -
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tad (noun, neuter)[locative single]sa (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kartavyā* -
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kartavya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kartavyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kartavyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kartavyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]
- hanyād -
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√han (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- evā -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]evā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- apakāriṇam -
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apakārin (noun, masculine)[accusative 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 2470 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.